In situ readout of DNA barcodes

ABSTRACT

Disclosed herein include systems, methods, compositions, and kits for in situ readout of barcodes, such as DNA barcodes. Barcode constructs containing a promoter (e.g., a phage promoter) that is inactive in live cells can be integrated in the genomes of cells. Cells can be fixed, and phage RNA polymerase can be used for transcription of the barcode to RNA transcripts. The RNA transcripts can be detected using, for example, fluorescent imaging and used to determine barcode sequences.

RELATED APPLICATIONS

The present application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(e) to U.S. Provisional Application No. 62/774,754, filed Dec. 3, 2018, and U.S. Provisional Application No. 62/936,307, filed Nov. 15, 2019. The content of each of these related applications is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED R&D

This invention was made with government support under Grant No. MH116508 awarded by the National Institutes of Health. The government has certain rights in the invention.

REFERENCE TO SEQUENCE LISTING

The present application is being filed along with a Sequence Listing in electronic format. The Sequence Listing is provided as a file entitled 30KJ-302413-US_SequenceListing, created Nov. 26, 2019, which is 133 kilobytes in size. The information in the electronic format of the Sequence Listing is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

BACKGROUND Field

The present disclosure relates generally to the field of barcoding cells, for example in situ readout of barcodes.

Description of the Related Art

Barcodes transcribed in living cells can be detected in cells. Detecting barcode expression across a diverse population of living cells can be challenging, for example, due to stochastic silencing, bursty expression, and unintended cell-type dependent promoter activity. Barcodes with large differences can be detected. There is a need to eliminate barcode expression in living cells and to detect single nucleotide variations in barcodes.

SUMMARY

Disclosed herein include embodiments of systems, methods, compositions, and kits for determining barcode sequences in situ. In some embodiments, the method of determining barcode sequences in situ comprises: providing a plurality of cells each comprising a barcode polynucleotide with a barcode sequence. The method can comprise: fixing the plurality of cells using a fixative to generate a plurality of fixed cells. The method can comprise: generating a plurality of barcode molecules comprising the barcode sequence of the barcode polynucleotide in each of the plurality of fixed cells. The method can comprise: contacting the plurality of fixed cells with a plurality of detection probes each comprising a barcode binding sequence and an initiator sequence, thereby each of the plurality of barcode molecules comprising the barcode sequence of the barcode polynucleotide in the fixed cell hybridizes to a detection probe, of the plurality of detection probes, comprising the barcode binding sequence reverse complementary to the barcode sequence, or a portion thereof. The method can comprise: contacting the plurality of fixed cells with pairs of amplifier probes, wherein the amplifier probes of each pair of amplifier probes comprise an identical fluorophore, thereby a first amplifier probe of a pair of amplifier probes hybridizes to (i) the initiator sequence of a detection probe of the plurality of detection probes hybridized to a barcode molecule in a fixed cell of the plurality of fixed cells and (ii) a second amplifier probe of the pair of amplifier probes. The method can comprise: detecting the fluorophore, or fluorescence thereof, of the pair of amplifier probes with the first amplifier probe hybridized to the detection probe hybridized to the barcode molecules in each of the plurality of fixed cells using fluorescence imaging. The method can comprise: determining the barcode sequence in each of the plurality of fixed cells using the fluorophore detected, wherein the fluorophore detected indicates the barcode sequence of the barcode polynucleotide in the one or more fixed cells.

In some embodiments, thereby the barcode sequence of each of the plurality of barcode molecules hybridizes to the barcode binding sequence of the detection probe that is reverse complementary to the barcode sequence of the barcode molecule. In some embodiments, contacting the plurality of fixed cells with the plurality of detection probes comprises: contacting the plurality of fixed cells with detection probe molecules of each of the plurality of detection probes, thereby each of the plurality of barcode molecules comprising the barcode sequence of the barcode polynucleotide in the fixed cell hybridizes to a detection probe molecule of the detection probe comprising the barcode binding sequence reverse complementary to the barcode sequence, or a portion thereof. In some embodiments, four, or at least two, detection probes of the plurality of detection probes comprise (i) barcode binding sequences that differ at one position and (ii) different initiator sequences.

In some embodiments, different pairs of amplifier probes comprise different fluorophores, and optionally the different fluorophores are spectrally distinct. In some embodiments, thereby a first amplifier probe molecule of the first amplifier probe of the pair of amplifier probes hybridizes to (i) a detection probe molecule of the detection probe hybridized to the barcode molecule in the fixed cell and (ii) a second amplifier probe molecule of the second amplifier probe of the pairs of amplifier probes, and first amplifier probe molecules of the first amplifier probe of the pair of amplifier probes hybridize to second amplifier probe molecules, comprising the second amplifier probe molecule hybridized to the first amplifier probe molecule, of the second amplifier probe of the pairs of amplifier probes in a chain reaction. In some embodiments, at least 10 first amplifier probe molecules hybridize to at least 10 second amplifier probe molecules in the chain reaction.

In some embodiments, (1) a first amplifier probe of the pair of amplifier probes comprises: (1a) a first amplifier probe subsequence reverse complementary to a first subsequence of the initiator sequence of the detection probe of the plurality of detection probes, (1b) a second amplifier probe subsequence reverse complementary to a second subsequence of the initiator sequence, (1c) a third amplifier probe subsequence, and (1d) a fourth amplifier probe subsequence comprising the second subsequence of the initiator sequence, and/or (2) a second amplifier probe of the pair of amplifier probes comprises: (2a) a first amplifier probe subsequence comprising a reverse complementary sequence of the third amplifier probe subsequence of the first amplifier probe, (2b) a second amplifier probe subsequence comprising the second amplifier probe subsequence, (2c) a third amplifier probe subsequence comprising the first subsequence of the initiator sequence, and (2d) a fourth amplifier probe subsequence comprising the second subsequence of the initiator sequence. In some embodiments, contacting the plurality of fixed cells with the pairs of amplifier probes comprises contacting the plurality of fixed cells with the pairs of amplifier probes each comprising the first amplifier probe and the second amplifier probe with hairpin structures formed by the second amplifier probe subsequence hybridizing with fourth amplifier probe subsequence of the first amplifier probe and by the second amplifier probe subsequence hybridizing with the fourth amplifier probe subsequence of the second amplifier probe. In some embodiments, thereby (1a) the first amplifier probe subsequence, of the first amplifier probe, reverse complementary to a first subsequence of the initiator sequence and (1b) the second amplifier probe subsequence, of the first amplifier probe, reverse complementary to a second subsequence of the initiator sequence of (1) the first amplifier probe hybridize to the first subsequence and the second subsequence, respectively, of the initiator sequence, respectively, and (1c) the third amplifier probe subsequence and (1d) the fourth amplifier probe subsequence of the second amplifier probe hybridize to (2a) the first amplifier probe subsequence and (2b) the fourth amplifier probe subsequence of the second amplifier probe, respectively.

Disclosed herein include embodiments of a method of determining barcode sequences in situ. In some embodiments, the method comprises: providing a plurality of cells each comprising a barcode polynucleotide with a barcode sequence. The method can comprise: fixing the plurality of cells using a fixative to generate a plurality of fixed cells. The method can comprise: generating a plurality of barcode molecules comprising the barcode sequence of the barcode polynucleotide in each of the plurality of fixed cells. The method can comprise: contacting the plurality of fixed cells with a plurality of detection probes each comprising a barcode binding sequence and an initiator sequence, thereby each of the plurality of barcode molecules comprising the barcode sequence of the barcode oligonucleotide in the fixed cell hybridizes to a detection probe, of the plurality of detection probes, comprising the barcode binding sequence reverse complementary to the barcode sequence, or a portion thereof. The method can comprise: contacting the plurality of fixed cells with a plurality of first amplifier probes each comprising a different fluorophore, thereby a first amplifier probe of the plurality of first amplifier probes hybridizes to (i) the initiator sequence of a detection probe of the plurality of detection probes hybridized to a barcode molecule in a fixed cell of the plurality of fixed cells. The method can comprise: detecting the fluorophore, or fluorescence thereof, of the first amplifier probe hybridized to the detection probe hybridized to the barcode molecules in each of the plurality of fixed cells using fluorescence imaging. The method can comprise: determining the barcode sequence in each of the plurality of fixed cells using the fluorophore detected, wherein the fluorophore detected indicates the barcode sequence of the barcode polynucleotide in the one or more fixed cells.

Disclosed herein include embodiments of a method of determining barcode sequences in situ. In some embodiments, the method comprises: providing a plurality of cells each comprising a barcode polynucleotide with a barcode sequence. The method can comprise: fixing the plurality of cells using a fixative to generate a plurality of fixed cells. The method can comprise: generating a plurality of barcode molecules comprising the barcode sequence of the barcode polynucleotide in each of the plurality of fixed cells. The method can comprise: contacting the plurality of fixed cells with a plurality of detection probes each comprising a barcode binding sequence and a fluorophore, thereby each of the plurality of barcode molecules comprising the barcode sequence of the barcode oligonucleotide in the fixed cell hybridizes to a detection probe, of the plurality of detection probes, comprising the barcode binding sequence reverse complementary to the barcode sequence of the barcode polynucleotide. The method can comprise: detecting the fluorophore, or fluorescence thereof, of the detection probe hybridized to the barcode molecules in each of the plurality of fixed cells using fluorescence imaging. The method can comprise: determining the barcode sequence in each of the plurality of fixed cells using the fluorophore detected, wherein the fluorophore detected indicates the barcode sequence of the barcode polynucleotide in the one or more fixed cells.

Disclosed herein include embodiments of a method of determining barcode sequences in situ. In some embodiments, the method comprises: providing a plurality of cells each comprising a barcode polynucleotide with a barcode sequence. The method can comprise: fixing cells of the plurality of cells using a fixative to obtain a plurality of fixed cells. The method can comprise: generating, for each of one or more fixed cells of the plurality of fixed cells, a plurality of barcode molecules comprising the barcode sequence of the barcode polynucleotide in the fixed cell. The method can comprise: contacting each of the one or more fixed cells with a plurality of detection probes each comprising a barcode binding sequence. In some embodiments, thereby (i) one, at least one, or each of the plurality of barcode molecules comprising the barcode sequence of the oligonucleotide in the fixed cell hybridizes to a detection probe of the plurality of detection probes comprising the barcode binding sequence reverse complementary to the barcode sequence, or a portion thereof, and (ii) the detection probe is associated with a fluorophore. The method can comprise: detecting the fluorophore, or fluorescence thereof, associated with the detection probe hybridized to the one, at least one, or each barcode molecule in each of the one or more fixed cells using fluorescence imaging. The fluorophore, associated with the detection probe hybridized to the barcode molecule comprising the barcode sequence of the barcode polynucleotide in the fixed cell, detected can indicate the barcode sequence of the barcode polynucleotide in the fixed cell.

In some embodiments, contacting each of the one or more fixed cells with the plurality of detection probes comprises: contacting each of the one or more fixed cells with the plurality of detection probes each comprising the barcode binding sequence and an initiator sequence, thereby one, at least one, or each of the plurality of barcode molecules comprising the barcode sequence of the oligonucleotide in the fixed cell hybridizes to a detection probe of the plurality of detection probes comprising the barcode binding sequence reverse complementary to the barcode sequence, or a portion thereof. Contacting each of the one or more fixed cells with the plurality of detection probes can comprise: contacting each of the one or more fixed cells with pairs of amplifier probes, wherein the amplifier probes of each pair of amplifier probes comprise an identical fluorophore, thereby a first amplifier probe of a pair of amplifier probes hybridizes to (i) the initiator sequence of a detection probe of the plurality of detection probes hybridized to a barcode molecule in the fixed cell and (ii) a second amplifier probe of the pair of amplifier probes.

In some embodiments, the initiator sequence is about 40 nucleotides in length. In some embodiments, two, or different, pairs of amplifier probes comprise different fluorophores, and optionally wherein the two, or different, fluorophores are spectrally distinct. In some embodiments, thereby a first amplifier probe molecule of the first amplifier probe of the pair of amplifier probes hybridize to (i) a detection probe molecule of the detection probe hybridized to the barcode molecule in the fixed cell and (ii) a second amplifier probe molecule of the second amplifier probe of the pairs of amplifier probes, and first amplifier probe molecules of the first amplifier probe of the pair of amplifier probes hybridize to second amplifier probe molecules, comprising the second amplifier probe molecule hybridized to the first amplifier probe molecule, of the second amplifier probe of the pairs of amplifier probes in a chain reaction. At least 10 first amplifier probe molecules can hybridize to at least 10 second amplifier probe molecules in the chain reaction.

In some embodiments, (1) a first amplifier probe of the pair of amplifier probes comprises: (1a) a first amplifier probe subsequence reverse complementary to a first subsequence of the initiator sequence of the detection probe of the plurality of detection probes, (1b) a second amplifier probe subsequence reverse complementary to a second subsequence of the initiator sequence, (1c) a third amplifier probe subsequence, and (1d) a fourth amplifier probe subsequence comprising the second subsequence of the initiator sequence. In some embodiments, (2) a second amplifier probe of the pair of amplifier probes comprises: (2a) a first amplifier probe subsequence comprising a reverse complementary sequence of the third amplifier probe subsequence of the first amplifier probe, (2b) a second amplifier probe subsequence comprising the second amplifier probe subsequence, (2c) a third amplifier probe subsequence comprising the first subsequence of the initiator sequence, and (2d) a fourth amplifier probe subsequence comprising the second subsequence of the initiator sequence. Contacting the plurality of fixed cells with the pairs of amplifier probes can comprise contacting the plurality of fixed cells with the pairs of amplifier probes each comprising the first amplifier probe and the second amplifier probe with hairpin structures formed by the second amplifier probe subsequence hybridizing with fourth amplifier probe subsequence of the first amplifier probe and by the second amplifier probe subsequence hybridizing with the fourth amplifier probe subsequence of the second amplifier probe.

In some embodiments, said detecting comprises detecting the fluorophore of the first amplifier probe hybridized to the initiator sequence of the detection probe hybridized to the barcode molecule in the fixed cell and the fluorophore of the second amplifier probe of the pair of amplifier probes comprising the first amplifier probe.

In some embodiments, contacting each of the one or more fixed cells with the plurality of detection probes comprises: contacting each of the one or more fixed cells with the plurality of detection probes each comprising the barcode binding sequence and an initiator sequence, thereby one, at least one, or each of the plurality of barcode molecules comprising the barcode sequence of the oligonucleotide in the fixed cell hybridizes to a detection probe of the plurality of detection probes comprising the barcode binding sequence reverse complementary to the barcode sequence, or a portion thereof. Contacting each of the one or more fixed cells with the plurality of detection probes can comprise: contacting each of the one or more fixed cells with a plurality of first amplifier probes each comprising a different fluorophore, thereby a first amplifier probe of the plurality of first amplifier probes hybridizes to the initiator sequence of a detection probe of the plurality of detection probes hybridized to a barcode molecule in the fixed cell.

In some embodiments, two, or different, first amplifier probes of the plurality of first amplifier probes comprise different fluorophores. In some embodiments, thereby a first amplifier probe molecule of the first amplifier probe of the plurality of first amplifier probes hybridizes to a detection probe molecule of the detection probe hybridized to the barcode molecule in the fixed cell. In some embodiments, said detecting comprises detecting the fluorophore of the first amplifier probe hybridized to the initiator sequence of the detection probe hybridized to the barcode molecule in the fixed cell.

In some embodiments, contacting each of the one or more fixed cells with the plurality of detection probes comprises: contacting each of the one or more fixed cells with the plurality of detection probes each comprising the barcode binding sequence and a fluorophore, thereby one, at least one, or each of the plurality of barcode molecules comprising the barcode sequence of the oligonucleotide in the fixed cell hybridizes to a detection probe of the plurality of detection probes comprising the barcode binding sequence reverse complementary to the barcode sequence, or a portion thereof, and the fluorophore. In some embodiments, said detecting comprises detecting the fluorophore of the detection probe hybridized to the barcode molecule in the fixed cell.

In some embodiments, a genome of one, at least one, or each cell of the plurality of cell comprises the barcode polynucleotide with the barcode sequence. In some embodiments, providing the plurality of cells comprises: integrating the barcode polynucleotide into a genome of one, at least one, or each of the plurality of cells. Integrating the barcode polynucleotide can comprise: integrating the barcode polynucleotide into the genome of one, at least one, or each of the plurality of cells at a specific site of the genome. The specific site can be a ROSA26 locus. In some embodiments, said integrating occurs about 12 days prior to said fixing.

In some embodiments, integrating the barcode polynucleotide into the genome of one, at least one, or each of the plurality of cells comprises: transfecting the cell with a donor plasmid comprising the barcode polynucleotide, a sequence thereof, a subsequence thereof, of a reverse complementary sequence of any of the preceding. Transfecting the cell with the donor plasmid can comprise: transfecting the cell with the donor plasmid and a plasmid capable of expressing Cas9 and/or a guide ribonucleic acid (gRNA) for integrating the barcode polynucleotide into the genome of one, at least one, or each of the plurality of cells at the specific site of the genome.

In some embodiments, integrating the barcode polynucleotide comprises: integrating the barcode polynucleotide into the genome of one, at least one, or each of the plurality of cells using a viral vector. The viral vector can comprise a polynucleotide comprising the barcode polynucleotide, a sequence thereof, a subsequence thereof, or a reverse complementary sequence of any of the proceeding. The viral vector can comprise a retrovirus, a lentivirus, an adenovirus, an adeno-associated virus, or a combination thereof. Integrating the barcode polynucleotide can comprise: injecting the viral vector into an organism or a tissue of the organism. The organism can be a mammal.

In some embodiments, the barcode polynucleotide comprises at least one promoter upstream of the barcode sequence. The at least one promoter can comprise three promoters. The at least one promoter can be a phage promoter. The at least one promoter can comprise a bacteriophage T3 promoter, a bacteriophage T7 promoter, a bacteriophage SP6 promoter, or a combination thereof. The at least one promoter can be inactive in one, at least one, or each live cell of the plurality of cells. The at least one promoter can be active in one, at least one, or each of the plurality of fixed cells.

In some embodiments, the barcode polynucleotide of one, at least one, or each of the plurality of cells comprises, for example, about 12 barcode sequences. The barcode sequences can be downstream of at least one promoter. Two of the barcode sequences can be downstream of different promoters, optionally wherein the different promoters comprise an identical promoter sequence. Two or more of the barcode sequences can have an identical length. The 12 barcode sequences can be different. The 12 barcode sequences can each be selected from a different set comprising four, or at least two, possible barcode sequences, and the possible barcode sequences of each set of possible barcode sequences can differ at one position. A combination of the 12 barcode sequences can be selected from about 16 million, or about 500000, possible combinations of 12 barcode sequences. The barcode sequences can be separated from one another by at least about 7 nucleotides.

In some embodiments, the barcode sequence is selected from a set comprising four, or at least two, possible barcode sequences. The possible barcode sequences from the set of possible barcode sequences differ at one position, for example position 7 of the barcode sequence. The possible barcode sequences can comprise adenine (A) nucleobase, guanine (G) nucleobase, or cytosine (C) nucleobase at the one position. The barcode sequence can be 20 nucleotides in length. The barcode polynucleotides of at least two cells of the plurality of cells can comprise an identical barcode sequence. The barcode polynucleotides of at least two cells of the plurality of cells can comprise different barcode sequences. The at least two cells can be cells of a cell type, cells of a cell subtype, and/or cells of an identical lineage. The at least two cells can be cells of different cell types, cells of different cell subtypes, and/or cells of different lineages. A first cell of the at least two cells can be a cell of interest, and/or wherein a second cell of the at least two cells is not a cell of interest. The first cell can be a cancer cell, and/or the second cell is a normal cell.

In some embodiments, the polynucleotide comprises a constitutively active promoter upstream of a marker gene. The at least one promoter and the constitutively active promoter can have divergent orientations. The marker gene can comprise a gene of a fluorescent protein, and optionally wherein the fluorescent protein comprises a green fluorescent protein, a yellow fluorescent protein, a cyan fluorescent protein, or a combination thereof.

In some embodiments, the fixative comprises a non-cross-linking fixative, a precipitating fixative, a denaturing fixative or a combination thereof. The fixative can comprise methanol and acetic acid. The ratio of methanol and acetic acid in the non-cross-linking fixative can be from about 10:1 (v/v) to about 1:10 (v/v). The fixative can comprise from about 5% acetic acid in methanol to about 75% acetic acid in methanol. Fixing the cells can comprise: fixing the cells without using a cross-linking fixative. The plurality of fixed cells can comprise dead cells.

In some embodiments, the method comprises: fixing fixed cells of the plurality of fixed cells using a second fixative to obtain a plurality of second fixed cells. Contacting each of the one or more fixed cells can comprise: contacting each of the one or more second fixed cells with a plurality of detection probes each comprising a barcode binding sequence, thereby (i) one, at least one, or each of the plurality of barcode molecules comprising the barcode sequence of the oligonucleotide in the second fixed cell hybridizes to a detection probe of the plurality of detection probes comprising the barcode binding sequence reverse complementary to the barcode sequence, or a portion thereof, and (ii) the detection probe is associated with a fluorophore. Detecting the fluorophore, or fluorescence thereof can comprise: detecting the fluorophore, or fluorescence thereof, associated with the detection probe hybridized to the one, at least one, or each barcode molecule in each of the one or more second fixed cells using fluorescence imaging, and wherein the fluorophore, associated with the detection probe hybridized to the barcode molecule comprising the barcode sequence of the barcode polynucleotide in the second fixed cell, detected indicates the barcode sequence of the barcode polynucleotide in the second fixed cell. The second fixative can comprise a cross-linking fixative. The second fixative can comprise formaldehyde.

In some embodiments, one, at least one, or each of the plurality of cells comprises no barcode molecule. Generating the plurality of barcode molecules can comprise: transcribing the barcode polynucleotide in each of the plurality of fixed cell to generate the plurality of barcode molecules comprising the barcode sequence of the barcode polynucleotide in the fixed cell. Transcribing the barcode polynucleotide can comprise: transcribing the barcode polynucleotide in each of the plurality of fixed cell to generate the plurality of barcode molecules comprising the barcode sequence of the barcode polynucleotide in the fixed cell using a phage RNA polymerase. The phage RNA polymerase can comprise a bacteriophage T3 RNA polymerase, a bacteriophage T7 RNA polymerase, a bacteriophage SP6 RNA polymerase, or a combination thereof. The plurality of barcode molecules comprises at least 100 barcode molecules comprising the barcode sequence of the barcode polynucleotide in each of the plurality of fixed cells.

In some embodiments, thereby the barcode sequence of each of the plurality of barcode molecules hybridizes to the barcode binding sequence of the detection probe that is reverse complementary to the barcode sequence of the barcode molecule. In some embodiments, contacting the plurality of fixed cells with the plurality of detection probes comprises: contacting each of the one or more fixed cells with detection probe molecules of each of the plurality of detection, thereby (i) one, at least one, or each of the plurality of barcode molecules comprising the barcode sequence of the oligonucleotide in the fixed cell hybridizes to a detection probe molecule of the detection probe of the plurality of detection probes comprising the barcode binding sequence reverse complementary to the barcode sequence, or a portion thereof, and (ii) the detection probe molecule of the detection probe is associated with a fluorophore.

In some embodiments, four, or at least two, detection probes of the plurality of detection probes comprise the barcode binding sequences that differ at one position. In some embodiments, four, or at least two, detection probes of the plurality of detection probes comprise (i) barcode binding sequences that differ at one position and (ii) different initiator sequences. The four, or at least two, detection probes can have an identical concentration. The concentration of one, at least one, or each of the four, or at least two, detection probes can be about 4 nM. One, at least one, or each of the plurality of barcode molecules comprising the barcode sequence of the oligonucleotide in the fixed cell can hybridize to one of the four, or at least two, detection probes comprising the barcode binding sequence reverse complementary to the barcode sequence, or a portion thereof, not the remaining three, or at least one, detection probe(s).

In some embodiments, the plurality of detection probes comprises 12 sets of detection probes, wherein each of the sets of detection probes comprises four, or at least two, detection probes with barcode binding sequences that differ at one position and are reverse complementary to possible barcode sequences of one of the sets of possible barcode sequences. The detection probes of one of the sets of detection probes can comprise different initiator sequences. Said contacting and said detecting comprises: iteratively, contacting each of the one or more fixed cells with a different set of detection probes each comprising a barcode binding sequence, thereby (i) one, at least one, or each of the plurality of barcode molecules comprising the barcode sequence of the oligonucleotide in the fixed cell hybridizes to a detection probe of the set of detection probes comprising the barcode binding sequence reverse complementary to the barcode sequence, or a portion thereof, and (ii) the detection probe is associated with a fluorophore; and detecting the fluorophore associated with the detection probe hybridized to the one, at least one, or each barcode molecule in each of the one or more fixed cells using fluorescence imaging. A combination of the fluorophores associated with detection probes hybridized to the barcode molecule comprising the barcode sequence of the barcode polynucleotide in the fixed cell, detected can indicate the barcode sequence of the barcode polynucleotide in the fixed cell. The method can comprise: removing the detection probe hybridized to the one, at least one, or each barcode molecule in each of the one or more fixed cells. Said removing can comprise: digesting the detection probe hybridized to the one, at least one, or each barcode molecule in each of the one or more fixed cells using DNase.

In some embodiments, the method comprises: determining the barcode sequence in each of the one or more fixed cells using the fluorophore, associated with the detection probe hybridized to the barcode molecule comprising the barcode sequence of the barcode polynucleotide in the fixed cell, detected. In some embodiments, the method comprises: determining lineages of, and/or a clonal relationship between, two or more fixed cells of the plurality of fixed cells using the barcode sequence of the barcode polynucleotide in each of the two or more fixed cells. In some embodiments, the method comprises: determining a spatial relationship of two or more fixed cells of the plurality of fixed cells; and correlating the barcode sequences of the barcode polynucleotide in each of the two or more fixed cells with a spatial relationship of the two or more fixed cells. The two or more cells can be cells of different cell types or cell subtypes. The two or more cells can be cells of an identical cell type or cell subtype.

In some embodiments, the method comprises: staining nuclei of the plurality of fixed cells; and identifying nuclei of the plurality of fixed cells based on the nuclei stained, wherein said detecting comprises: detecting the fluorescence of the fluorophore, associated with the detection probe hybridized to the barcode molecule comprising the barcode sequence of the barcode polynucleotide in the fixed cell, in the nucleus of the cell identified.

In some embodiments, the method comprises: base editing the barcode sequence of the barcode polynucleotide in one, at least one, or each of the plurality of cells. In some embodiments, said base editing comprises: base editing the barcode sequence of the barcode polynucleotide in one, at least one, or each of the plurality of cells at the one position that the possible barcode sequences from the set of possible barcode sequences are different. In some embodiments, said base editing comprises: adenine (A)-to-guanine (G) base editing and/or cytosine (C)-to-thymine (T) base editing.

In some embodiments, said base editing comprises: base editing using a base editor and a guide ribonucleic acid (gRNA) targeting a gRNA targeting sequence of the barcode polynucleotide, and wherein the gRNA targeting sequence comprises the barcode sequence, or a portion thereof, of the barcode polynucleotide. The gRNA targeting sequence is 20 nucleotides in length. The barcode sequence and the gRNA targeting sequence of the barcode polynucleotide can completely overlap. The barcode sequence and the gRNA targeting sequence of the barcode polynucleotide can overlap by 11 nucleotides. The barcode polynucleotide can comprise a Protospacer Adjacent Motif (PAM), and optionally the PAM is downstream of the gRNA targeting sequence. The base editor can comprise an adenine base editor (ABE) and/or a cytosine base editor (CBE). Said base editing can comprise: introducing a plasmid capable of expressing the base editor and the gRNA into one or more of the plurality of cells. Said introducing can comprise: introducing the plasmid capable of expressing the base editor and the gRNA into the one or more cells using transient transfection.

In some embodiments, said base editing comprises base editing the barcode sequence of the barcode polynucleotide in one, at least one, or each of the plurality of cells at one or more predetermined time points. In some embodiments, said base editing comprises base editing the barcode sequence of the barcode polynucleotide in one, at least one, or each of the plurality of cells at an edit rate, optionally wherein the edit rate is predetermined, optionally wherein the edit rate is about 1% to about 100% edit per unit time, and optionally the edit rate is about 1% to 100% edit per cell per cell division cycle.

In some embodiments, the method comprises: determining gene expression in one, at least one, or each of the plurality of cells. In some embodiments, the method comprises: correlating the gene expression of two or more fixed cells of the plurality of fixed cells with the lineages of, the clonal relationship between, and/or the spatial relationship of, the two or more fixed cells.

In some embodiments, the plurality of cells is from a sample comprising a cell culture, a tissue, an organ, an embryo, an organism, a section thereof. In some embodiments, the plurality of cells is from a sample comprising an in vivo sample and/or an in vitro sample. In some embodiments, the plurality of cells comprises one or more tumor cells, one or more immune cells, one or more epithelial cells, one or more nervous cells, one or more blood cells, one or more bone cells, one or more fat cells, one or more muscle cells, and/or one or more sex cells. In some embodiments, the plurality of cells comprises one or more stem cells, one or more progenitor cells, and/or one or more mature cells. In some embodiments, two, at least two, or each of the plurality of cells are cultured under an identical condition. In some embodiments, two, at least two, or each of the plurality of cells are cultured under different conditions. The identical condition or each of the different conditions can comprise a genetic perturbation, an environmental perturbation, or a combination thereof.

Disclosed herein include embodiments of a plurality of compositions for determining barcode sequences in situ. In some embodiments, the plurality of compositions comprises: a plurality of cells each comprising a barcode polynucleotide with a barcode sequence, of any method or embodiment disclosed herein. The plurality of compositions can comprise: (a) a donor plasmid comprising the barcode polynucleotide, a sequence thereof, a subsequence thereof, or a reverse complementary sequence of any of the proceeding, the barcode polynucleotide comprising at least one barcode sequence, (b) a plasmid capable of expressing Cas9 and/or a guide ribonucleic acid (gRNA) for integrating the barcode polynucleotide into the genome, and/or (c) a viral vector for integrating the barcode polynucleotide into each of the plurality of cells, of any method or embodiment disclosed herein. The viral vector can comprise a polynucleotide comprising the barcode polynucleotide, a sequence thereof, a subsequence thereof, or a reverse complementary sequence of any of the proceeding. The plurality of compositions can comprise: a fixative, of any method or embodiment disclosed herein. The plurality of compositions can comprise: a polymerase of any method or embodiment disclosed herein. The plurality of compositions can comprise: a plurality of detection probes of any method or embodiment disclosed herein. The plurality of compositions can comprise: pairs of amplifier probes, or a plurality of first amplifier probes, of any method or embodiment disclosed herein.

Disclosed herein include embodiments of a kit. In some embodiments, the kit comprises: a plurality of compositions disclosed herein. The kit can comprise: instructions for using the plurality of compositions for determining barcode sequences in situ, high throughput screening, analyzing clonal dynamics and heterogeneity in a tumor or tumors, immunology, or developmental biology, and/or lineage or event recording.

Disclosed herein include embodiments of a method comprising using a plurality of compositions or a kit disclosed herein for: high throughput screening, analyzing clonal dynamics and heterogeneity in a tumor or tumors, immunology, or developmental biology, and/or lineage or event recording.

Details of one or more implementations of the subject matter described in this specification are set forth in the accompanying drawings and the description below. Other features, aspects, and advantages will become apparent from the description, the drawings, and the claims. Neither this summary nor the following detailed description purports to define or limit the scope of the inventive subject matter.

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FIGS. 1A-1G. Phage RNA polymerases enable in situ readout of DNA barcodes without in vivo expression.

FIG. 1A. Workflow for analysis of Zombie barcodes (left to right). First, barcode constructs containing a phage promoter, such as T7, that is inactive in live cells, are integrated in the genome at 104. Second, and optionally, base editors or other DNA modifying enzymes (brown) can alter barcode sequence to increase barcode diversity at 108. Third, cells are fixed at 112 and phage RNA polymerase (pink) is added at 116. This enables transcription of the barcode to RNA (gray lines) at 120. RNA transcripts can be detected in situ at 124, using for example, fluorescent imaging at 128. RNA transcripts accumulate at the active site (large red dot), and also diffuse away from it (small red dots represent individual transcripts).

FIG. 1B. The Z1 construct was engineered to contain a barcode downstream of T3, T7, and SP6 phage promoters, and to express H2B-Cerulean fluorescent protein (CFP) in living cells from a divergently oriented mammalian promoter. Z1 was stably integrated in mouse ES cells at the ROSA26 locus (single integration per genome). This line was compared to a similar cell line containing the control construct lacking phage promoters. FIG. 1C. Polyclonal control cells and Z1 cells (columns) were imaged with or without the indicated phage polymerases (rows). HCR was used to detect barcode RNA (zBC). Nuclei were visualized by native fluorescence of H2B-CFP (cyan) as well as DAPI staining (blue). Barcode transcripts appear only in Z1 cells with phage polymerase (yellow dots, right column). The experiment was independently repeated twice with similar results. Scale bar is 25 μm.

FIG. 1D. In monoclonal cultures, active sites can be detected in most cells (image). Nuclei (blue) and active sites (yellow) are segmented automatically (green outlines and red dots, respectively). One cell in this field of view does not show any active site (arrowhead). Scale bar is 25 μm. Percentages of cells with detectable active sites for each polymerase are shown on the right. Horizontal lines indicate the mean of replicates (n=3 biologically independent samples). Total of 3916 cells were analyzed, with at least 420 cells for each replicate.

FIG. 1E. The Z3 construct encodes three 900 bp barcodes, each expressed from a distinct set of phage promoters. This construct was integrated at ROSA26, transcribed using T3 RNA polymerase, and imaged in all three color channels. T7 and SP6 promoters are shaded gray because they are not used in FIG. 1F and FIG. 1G. Sizes of elements are not drawn to scale.

FIG. 1F. Schematic: Assuming independence, the conditional probability of detecting barcode i in a cell, given detection of another barcode (j), should equal the overall probability of barcode i detection, with deviations signifying either synergy (green arrow) or interference (red arrow) between barcodes. Bar plot: for Z3, the conditional probability analysis shows independent detection events for all three barcodes. Bars indicate mean of 3 replicates (points).

FIG. 1G. Fraction of Z3 cells with no detectable active sites declines with the number of barcodes analyzed, consistent with independent expression of different phage promoters in the same cell. Thus, detection efficiency can be increased with additional barcode copies. Dots represent the mean for different barcodes or barcode combinations and black vertical lines show the range over three replicates. Blue line indicates the exponential fit. Total of 564 cells were analyzed for plots in F and G.

FIGS. 2A-2H. Reliable detection of short barcodes.

FIG. 2A. Short probes (colored lines) target 20 bp regions of the larger Z1 barcode sequence and can be detected in distinct fluorescence channels. These probes also contain distinct 40 bp initiator sequences for multi-channel HCR analysis. Local accumulation of transcripts at the active site effectively amplifies signal and enables detection, even with a single probe per target site.

FIG. 2B. Z1 cells were treated with each polymerase (rows) and imaged in three channels (columns) after detection with individual fluorescently labeled probes (colors matching those in FIG. 2A). Final column shows composite images. The barcode in Z1 cells is integrated site-specifically at the ROSA26 locus. The experiment was independently repeated three times with similar results. Scale bar is 25 μm.

FIG. 2C. Signal from each individual probe can be detected in the majority of the cells by single molecule Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization (smFISH) or hybridization chain reaction (HCR). Plot shows the percentage of Z1 cells with active sites detected using a single 20 bp probe. Dots are color-coded based on probe identity. n=3 biologically independent samples. Lines show the average efficiency over three probes and three replicates.

FIG. 2D. Colocalization analysis shows that the majority of dots colocalize in multiple channels, indicating the reliability of single probe detection. For each condition, gray shades indicate fractions of dots that are detected in only 1 channel or co-detected in 2 or 3 channels. Data from three biologically independent samples are combined in each condition. For plots in C and D, total of 5097 cells were analyzed, with at least 669 cells for each condition.

FIG. 2E. Z1 cells were treated with each polymerase (rows), imaged following HCR in three channels (columns).

FIG. 2F. Phage transcripts can be detected without HCR amplification. Images show same treatment as in FIG. 2B, except with only a single HCR hairpin, preventing HCR amplification. Images in FIG. 2B and FIG. 2C are scaled to different intensity ranges.

FIG. 2G. Detection efficiency for individual dots is comparable with or without HCR (Wilcoxon rank sum test, p>0.4). The percentage of Z1 cells with active sites detected using a single 20 bp probe. Dots are color-coded based on the probe identity. Lines show the average efficiency over three probes and three replicates.

FIG. 2H. Co-localization analysis shows greater overlap between channels with HCR. For each condition, gray shades indicate fractions of dots that are detected in 1, 2, or all 3 channels. In rare cases, two dots from the same channel were detected in one active site, mainly due to the proximity of the active sites. These dots were excluded from the analysis.

FIGS. 3A-3D. Probe competition accurately discriminates single nucleotide variants.

FIG. 3A. Perfect match probes outcompete those with a single mismatch when an equimolar mixture of all 4 probe variants is used. This feature can be used to detect SNVs in situ.

FIG. 3B. Sequences of barcode, target RNA, and probes with SNV position indicated in bold underline (match) and brown (mismatch).

FIG. 3C. Representative images of Z1 cells showing detection of the correct target nucleotide in the barcode (see FIG. 3D for quantification of the results and FIG. 12 for representative images of other target nucleotides). All images were acquired under the same conditions and displayed with identical processing parameters for each channel (row). Each column represents one experiment in which four probes with a SNV and orthogonal HCR initiators (B1-4) were mixed and hybridized to the sample with the indicated color permutation. Letters indicate the probe variant in each image. HCR initiator and the fluorescence channel used for each probe are shown next to the rows. The barcode in Z1 cells is integrated site specifically in ROSA26 locus. Scale bar is 10 μm.

FIG. 3D. Probe competition can detect all four target nucleotides. Each matrix represents SNV analysis with four distinct color permutations, as in FIG. 3C, with the indicated target nucleotide at distinct positions. For targeting U (right-most matrix), one permutation (14) is ambiguous due to wobble base pairing, but others (e.g. 15) provide accurate discrimination. Color scale represents the percentage of dots in which the indicated color channel has the highest rank of normalized brightness (see Methods). Total of 4009 cells were analyzed, with at least 135 cells for each color permutation.

FIGS. 4A-4F. CRISPR base edits can be read out in situ.

FIG. 4A. Arrays of 12 barcodes were designed so that, in each barcode, a single base pair (black vertical line) can be targeted by the adenine base editor (ABE) and a gRNA. The barcode arrays were packaged in lentivirus at 404 and transduced into HEK293T cells at 408. ABE7.10, gRNA, and a fluorescent co-transfection marker (e.g., GFP), were transiently delivered as DNA into the cells at 412, and editing was allowed to occur for 5 days at 416. Finally, cells were fixed, treated with T3 RNA polymerase and read out by competing probes for original (orange) and edited (red) base variants at 420.

FIG. 4B. Two designs of the memory array. Design 1 allows each barcode to be edited independently by a distinct gRNA, whereas all barcodes in design 2 are targeted by the same gRNA, providing more memory states for an individual gRNA. In both designs, the state of each individual barcode can be readout in situ, using Zombie.

FIG. 4C. Representative images, for design 1 (left) and design 2 (right), showing a mixture of edited (red) and unedited (yellow) active sites. Since barcodes are delivered by lentiviral transduction, cells can carry multiple copies of the barcode in their genome. The experiment was independently repeated twice with similar results. Scale bar is 10 μm.

FIG. 4D. Each barcode in design 1 (left) can be addressed independently using its corresponding gRNA. 2×2 matrices show results of targeting distinct barcodes. Edits are seen at the targeted barcode but not the adjacent non-targeted barcode. In contrast, design 2 gRNA (right) can edit all barcodes. The experiment was independently repeated twice with similar results. Scale bar is 3 μm.

FIG. 4E. Analysis of Barcode 1, Design 1 (left) and Barcode 10, Design 2 (right). Dots can be classified into distinct edited and unedited groups based on the signal intensity in edited and unedited channels. Scatter plots show the natural log of the intensity in edited versus unedited channels. Data from negative control samples (blue) are plotted on top of points from samples which received both ABE7.10 and gRNA plasmids. See FIGS. 16-17 for all barcodes in both designs.

FIG. 4F. Edits are detected when both ABE and gRNA are present. Each point represents one barcode, red lines show the median. Without ABE and barcode-specific gRNA, only a very small fraction of active sites are mis-identified as edited, indicating low false positive rates across barcodes. Note that editing rates differ among barcodes (vertical scatter). On average 1357 and 383 active sites were analyzed for each barcode at each condition, for design 1 and 2, respectively.

FIGS. 5A-5H. Zombie can detect barcodes and discriminate single nucleotide variants in chick embryo and adult mouse brain.

FIG. 5A. The ZL1 construct includes a barcode downstream of phage promoters and a human Ubiquitin C promoter (hUbi) controlling GFP expression to allow identification of transduced cells. ZL1 was packaged in lentivirus at 504 and injected into the olfactory bulb of a 3-month old mouse at 508 a or chick neural tube at embryonic stage HH10 at 508 b. Chick embryos were incubated for 3 days post-transduction, until stage HH27, at 512 a and then frozen and sectioned for analysis of the neural tube at 516 a. Mouse brains were frozen and sectioned 3 days post-transduction at 512 b to analyze olfactory bulb at 516 b. Both samples were then fixed, treated with T7 RNA polymerase, probed, and imaged at 520.

FIG. 5B. In coronal sections through the diencephalon of chick embryos, distinct active sites (arrowheads) were observed with, but not without, transcription by T7 RNA polymerase. Similarly, Zombie active sites could also be detected, in a T7 dependent manner, in the granular cell layer of the olfactory bulb (arrowheads). Although the expression of GFP, detected by HCR, was sparse (arrows), the injection site could still be identified. All experiments were repeated on at least 3 sections with similar results. (C) To test for detection of single base pair mismatches in mouse and chicken tissue sections, samples were hybridized with match and mismatch probes (pink and green, respectively). A reference probe independently identified the active sites.

FIGS. 5D-5E. In both chicken and mouse samples, fluorescent signal at active sites was dominated by the match probe, regardless of channel assignments (columns). Match probes also co-localized with reference channels (bottom rows), indicating competition between match and mismatch probes does not reduce overall detection efficiency. All experiments were repeated on at least 3 sections with similar results. Since barcodes are delivered by lentiviral injection, cells can carry multiple copies of the barcode in their genome. Scale bars are 10 μm.

FIG. 5F. Pairs of barcoded lentiviral vectors were used to further assess the SNV detection capability in vivo. Each virus contains two distinct 20 bp barcodes, denoted by 1 and 2. Within a pair, viruses have variants of these barcodes that differ with each other at only one base pair (A or G). A mix of three viral pairs, with different barcode sequences but the same SNV arrangement, was co-injected in the mouse olfactory bulb and read out in three rounds of hybridization and imaging, 12 days post-transduction.

FIG. 5G. Scatter plots showing natural log of signal intensity for two variants (A and G) of two barcodes (1 and 2) for lentivirus pair 1 (see FIG. 19 for the other pairs). Each point represents one active site. The points are color coded based on their barcode 1 state (top) or barcode 2 state (bottom) to show the concordance between the detected state of two barcodes.

FIG. 5H. In all pairs, the majority of active sites are classified as either A or G for both barcodes. Data are combined from two biological replicates.

FIGS. 6A-6D. In situ readout of a combinatorial barcode library.

FIG. 6A. A combinatorial lentiviral library in which each of 4 positions can take one of three distinct position-specific 20 bp barcodes to generate 81 possible barcode combinations. The viruses also encode Cerulean downstream of hUbi promoter.

FIG. 6B. The frequency at which barcode combinations are detected in situ, in transduced HEK293T cells, is consistent with the frequency measured by next generation sequencing. Each point represents one barcode combination. 906 active sites were analyzed by Zombie. Error bars are 95% binomial confidence intervals, calculated using Clopper-Pearson method. Since the number of observations by imaging (906 active sites) is lower than the sequencing read count (102056 aligned reads), the horizontal error bars are wider than the vertical ones.

FIG. 6C. Detection of two clones of cells, labeled by two barcode combinations, in a coronal section of chick neural tube. Maximum intensity projected images corresponding to variants in each barcode position are merged in 3 color channels (cyan, magenta, and yellow, corresponding to A). Dots that do not appear consistently in all rounds are excluded from the analysis.

FIG. 6D. Examples of cells in developing chick cortex (i), pallidum (ii), and retina (iii) labeled with various barcode combinations (arbitrary colors). The inset shows the approximate location of the panels on a drawing of a coronal section through chick neural tube and indicates dorsal (D) and ventral (V) directions. For FIGS. 6C and 6D, two embryos were analyzed. 39 out of 81 barcode combinations were identified in one embryo by analyzing 44 images acquired from 10 sections. In the other embryo, 20 distinct barcode combinations were identified in 11 images acquired from 6 consecutive sections. Scale bars are 25 m.

FIGS. 7A-7D. Zombie active sites are only found in the cells where they are made, whereas the individual transcripts can diffuse away and be detected in cells other than their cell of origin.

FIG. 7A. Co-culture of mES-Z1 cells with non-transgenic parental cells. Active sites are only found in CFP+ cells. However, small diffraction limited dots are found in all cells including the non-transgenic ones.

FIG. 7B. Same image as A, but with blue and cyan channels turned off for better visibility of the barcode signal. A few examples of individual barcode transcripts are marked by circles. The inset shows a magnified and contrast adjusted view of a CFP negative cell, marked by the square, which contains some small barcode dots, indicating diffusion of individual RNA molecules from the cells in which they are produced.

FIG. 7C. In the absence of any transgenic cells, background non-specific signal is low. Indicating that the signal observed in the presence of transgenic cells is not non-specific HCR amplification.

FIG. 7D. Same image as FIG. 7C, but with blue and cyan channels turned off to make the lack of small dots more evident. The experiments were independently repeated three times with similar results. Scale bar is 25 m.

FIG. 8. Histogram of intensity for the brightest dot in each cell shows bimodal distribution, consistent with presence or absence of active sites in the cells.

FIG. 9. Mutual information analysis of pairwise correlations between Z3 barcodes. Diagonal elements are set to 1 by definition. Off-diagonal elements represent normalized mutual information (i.e. uncertainty coefficient) between detection of indicated barcode pairs. Low values are consistent with independent detection. For each pair of barcodes, detecting one at a given site does not significantly alter the probability of detection of the other (chi-square test, p>0.1). Total of 564 cells were analyzed.

FIG. 10. Reliable detection of 20 bp targets with individual HCR probes. Images show same treatment as in FIG. 2B, except with HCR amplification. Images are scaled to different intensity ranges compared to FIG. 2B. The experiment was independently repeated three times with similar results. Scale bar is 25 μm.

FIG. 11. In the absence of competition, probes with a single mismatch can bind to their targets in the active site and generate significant fluorescent signal. The signal from probes with a single mismatch (A, G, or C) is minimal when they are hybridized together with a match probe (T) in an equimolar mixture (FIG. 3C, reproduced here in the box with the panels not relevant to the current experiment shaded). However, when hybridized individually, without competition, they generate considerable signal in the active sites. Representative images are shown outside the box, next to their corresponding condition. All images were acquired and processed under the same conditions for each channel. Histograms show the distribution of signal intensity (natural log of the intensity of the brightest dot in each cell) for the mismatch probes in the presence and absence of competition. Total of 2374 cells were analyzed for the no competition conditions, with at least 295 cells for each condition. The bimodal distributions, in the absence of competition, reflect a subset of cells with bright active sites. This background signal is largely reduced in the presence of competition. These results suggest that probe competition is necessary for discrimination of single nucleotide variants.

FIG. 12. Representative images showing discrimination based on a single nucleotide mismatch. All images are acquired under the same conditions, and brightness for each channel is adjusted identically across all the images. Each column represents one experiment in which four probes with a single nucleotide variation and orthogonal HCR initiators (B1, B2, B3, and B4) were mixed and hybridized to the sample. The identity of the variable nucleotide is shown by the letter on the panels. HCR initiators and the fluorescent channels used for each probe are shown next to the rows. See FIG. 3D for quantification of the results. Scale bar is 10 am.

FIG. 13. SNV detection is robust to the position of the variant base pair in the barcode sequence. Matrices represent SNV analysis, as in FIG. 3D, with four distinct color permutations, with the indicated target nucleotide at positions 1 through 7 (starting from the 5′ end of the probe). Accurate discrimination can be achieved for positions 2 to 7. Even position 1 provides discrimination ability. Total of 9364 cells were analyzed, with at least 234 cells for each permutation.

FIG. 14. Edited and unedited barcodes can be distinguished based on the signal intensity of the competing probes. The barcodes in the synthetic memory unit can be edited upon transfection with ABE and their corresponding gRNA. For each active site, signal intensity of probes detecting edited versus unedited state was quantified. The scatter plots show two distinct groups for each barcode, representing the edited and unedited states.

FIG. 15. Bootstrap analysis of active site classification. For each barcode, boxplots show the fraction of active sites that were classified differently when the data were resampled with replacement. The central red line in each box indicates the median, across 5000 bootstrap rounds, and the bottom and top edges of the box indicate the 25th and 75th percentiles, respectively. The whiskers extend to the most extreme data points not considered outliers. Red lines at zero, in design 2, indicate that no dots changed their classification.

FIGS. 16A-16B. Design 1 barcodes can be classified based on signal intensity in edited and unedited channels.

FIG. 16A. Scatter plots show natural log of signal intensity in the edited (y-axis) versus unedited (x-axis) channels for each barcode. Negative controls lacking ABE and gRNA (blue) are superimposed on samples transfected with all components (orange). Edited (upper orange cloud) and unedited (lower blue cloud) active sites are broadly distinguishable.

FIG. 16B. Natural log of signal intensity in edited versus unedited channels color coded based on the frequency (%) by which classification of each dot, as edited or unedited, is changed across 5000 rounds of bootstrap resampling. All points here are from samples transfected with GFP, ABE, and the gRNA of the specified barcode.

FIGS. 17A-17B. Design 2 barcodes can be classified based on signal intensity in edited and unedited channels.

FIG. 17A. Scatter plots show natural log of signal intensity in the edited (y-axis) versus unedited (x-axis) channels for each barcode. Negative controls lacking ABE and gRNA (blue) are superimposed on samples transfected with all components (orange). Edited (upper orange cloud) and unedited (lower blue cloud) active sites are broadly distinguishable.

FIG. 17B. Natural log of signal intensity in edited versus unedited channels color coded based on the frequency (%) by which classification of each dot, as edited or unedited, is changed across 5000 rounds of bootstrap resampling. All points here are from samples transfected with CFP, ABE, and the gRNA of the specified barcode.

FIG. 18. Edit frequencies measured by Zombie are similar to those measured by next generation sequencing. HEK293T cells containing multiple integrations of lentivirally delivered design 1 memory array were transiently transfected with plasmids for ABE7.10, a barcode specific gRNA, and CFP (orange points). As negative control, a separate group with CFP but not ABE7.10 and gRNA was also transfected (blue points). 5 days after transfection, some cells from each group were analyzed by Zombie, similar to FIGS. 4A-4F, and the rest were analyzed by next generation sequencing (see methods). No edits by Zombie was detected in four negative control samples (not plotted). Error bars are 95% binomial confidence intervals, calculated using Clopper-Pearson method. Number of active sites analyzed by Zombie were 4251, 1237, 2910, 3466, 4883, 3742, 3095, 2465, 1501, and 1991 for barcodes 1 through 10, respectively, in ABE and gRNA positive condition (orange) and 3650, 3293, 4496, 5508, 5347, 3986, 5605, 5020, 2790, and 2142 for barcodes 1 through 10, respectively, in the control condition (blue).

FIG. 19. Zombie accurately discriminates barcodes with single nucleotide variations in mouse brain tissue. Scatter plots showing natural log of signal intensity for two variants (A and G) of two barcodes (1 and 2), as in FIG. 5G, for lentivirus pairs 2 (left) and 3 (right). Each point represents one active site. The experiment was performed on brain sections from two mice. Biological duplicates showed similar results.

FIGS. 20A-20D. Overlapping barcode integration sites can result in underestimation of Zombie SNV detection accuracy in mouse brain sections.

FIG. 20A. Correlation between two SNVs engineered in the same virus can be used to estimate SNV detection accuracy in tissue samples transduced by the viral mix (Schematic reproduced from FIG. 5F). The lentivirus pairs are designed so that each active site incorporates either an A in both barcodes 1 and 2, or a G in both barcodes.

FIG. 20B. Maximum intensity projection of a confocal stack shows transduced cells in a section of mouse olfactory bulb. Scale bar is 50 μm.

FIG. 20C. Injection of lentivirus mix into the olfactory bulb can result in the integration of multiple viral genomes, containing different barcodes, in the same cell. Imaging reveals multiple “GG” (arrows) and “AA” (arrowheads) integration sites in the same cell, which permit accurate classification.

FIG. 20D. In some cases, integration sites for two virus pairs overlap in the nucleus (dashed circle), leading to an erroneous SNV call. Upper and lower images are identical overlays of the four images in FIG. 20C, but the lower image also includes CFP fluorescence in gray. The experiment was repeated on two biologically independent samples with similar results. Scale bar is 5 μm.

FIG. 21. In situ readout of a viral library with 81 combinations in three rounds of hybridization and imaging. In each round, tissue sections were analyzed using 4 probes, in distinct fluorescence channels, corresponding to three variants in one of the barcode positions 1, 2, or 3 and one variant in position 4 (see FIG. 6A for the design of the library). As a result, in each round, some active sites were visualized in two channels (shown as semi-circles in this illustration). Information from images of all three rounds was then combined to decode the identity of each active site.

FIGS. 22A-22D. Zombie barcode detection is compatible with in situ detection of endogenous gene expression in tissue sections.

FIG. 22A. Maximum projected confocal images of an olfactory bulb section are tiled to show a larger field of view. The barcode was delivered by injection of a lentivirus that also expresses H2B-Cerulean under human UbiC promoter. Expression of Tbx21 and Tyrosine hydroxylase (Th) was visualized by HCR Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization (FISH). CFP is detected based on its native fluorescence, without any further staining.

FIG. 22B 1-22B2. Although there is a correlation between expression of CFP and detection of Zombie active sites, there are instances of cells with low or no CFP that have an active site (arrow), as well as those that show CFP expression but no active site (arrowhead). Without being bound to any particular theory, it is believed that the former is caused by lack of expression of CFP from the integrated viral genome (e.g., due to silencing) and the latter is indicative of imperfect barcode detection efficiency.

FIG. 22C-22D. magnified views showing Tbx21 (green) and Th (red) endogenous mRNA detected by HCR in two orthogonal channels. Four biological replicates showed similar results. scale bar is 200 μm.

FIG. 23. Formaldehyde (PFA) fixation prior to in situ transcription results in a drastic decrease in detection efficiency. Histogram of intensity of the brightest dot in each cell is shown for different fixation and permeabilization conditions. Fraction of cells with active sites decreases significantly when cells are fixed by 1% PFA and permeabilized by 3:1 mixture of methanol and acetic acid (MAA). Fixation by 2 and 4% PFA leads to almost complete lack of Zombie active site in cells. For this reason, PFA fixation is not used prior to in situ transcription.

FIG. 24. Effect of transcription time and fixation on detection efficiency. Increasing transcription time from 15 min to 3 hours has a modest effect on transcription efficiency. However, fixing with MAA (3:1 mix of methanol and acetic acid) increases efficiency considerably compared to fixing with 100% methanol.

FIG. 25. The ratio of acetic acid to methanol in the fixation step prior to in situ transcription affects detection efficiency. Histogram of intensity of the brightest dot in each cell is shown for different acetic acid to methanol ratios. 25% acetic acid in methanol was used herein for fixation. A modest gain in efficiency can be obtained by increasing acetic acid to 35 or 50 percent.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

In the following detailed description, reference is made to the accompanying drawings, which form a part hereof. In the drawings, similar symbols typically identify similar components, unless context dictates otherwise. The illustrative embodiments described in the detailed description, drawings, and claims are not meant to be limiting. Other embodiments may be utilized, and other changes may be made, without departing from the spirit or scope of the subject matter presented herein. It will be readily understood that the aspects of the present disclosure, as generally described herein, and illustrated in the Figures, can be arranged, substituted, combined, separated, and designed in a wide variety of different configurations, all of which are explicitly contemplated herein and made part of the disclosure herein.

All patents, published patent applications, other publications, and sequences from GenBank, and other databases referred to herein are incorporated by reference in their entirety with respect to the related technology.

Molecular barcoding technologies that uniquely identify single cells are hampered by limitations in barcode measurement. Readout by sequencing does not preserve the spatial organization of cells in tissues, whereas imaging methods preserve spatial structure but are less sensitive to barcode sequence. A system for image-based readout of short (20 bp) DNA barcodes is disclosed herein. In this system, referred to herein as Zombie, the spatial location and sequence of DNA barcodes can be detected with high sensitivity in fixed tissues. Phage RNA polymerases can transcribe engineered barcodes in fixed cells. The resulting RNA can be subsequently detected by fluorescent in situ hybridization. Using competing match and mismatch probes, Zombie can accurately discriminate single-nucleotide differences in the barcodes. Zombie can allow in situ readout of dense combinatorial barcode libraries and single-base mutations produced by CRISPR base editors without requiring barcode expression in live cells. Zombie can function across diverse contexts, including cell culture, chick embryos, and adult mouse brain tissue. The ability to sensitively read out compact and diverse DNA barcodes by imaging will facilitate a broad range of barcoding and genomic recording strategies.

Disclosed herein include embodiments of a method of determining barcode sequences in situ. In some embodiments, the method comprises: providing a plurality of cells each comprising a barcode polynucleotide with a barcode sequence. The method can comprise: fixing cells of the plurality of cells using a fixative to obtain a plurality of fixed cells. The method can comprise: generating, for each of one or more fixed cells of the plurality of fixed cells, a plurality of barcode molecules comprising the barcode sequence of the barcode polynucleotide in the fixed cell. The method can comprise: contacting each of the one or more fixed cells with a plurality of detection probes each comprising a barcode binding sequence. In some embodiments, thereby (i) one, at least one, or each of the plurality of barcode molecules comprising the barcode sequence of the oligonucleotide in the fixed cell hybridizes to a detection probe of the plurality of detection probes comprising the barcode binding sequence reverse complementary to the barcode sequence, or a portion thereof, and (ii) the detection probe is associated with a fluorophore. The method can comprise: detecting the fluorophore, or fluorescence thereof, associated with the detection probe hybridized to the one, at least one, or each barcode molecule in each of the one or more fixed cells using fluorescence imaging. The fluorophore, associated with the detection probe hybridized to the barcode molecule comprising the barcode sequence of the barcode polynucleotide in the fixed cell, detected can indicate the barcode sequence of the barcode polynucleotide in the fixed cell.

Disclosed herein include embodiments of a plurality of compositions for determining barcode sequences in situ. In some embodiments, the plurality of compositions comprises: (1) a plurality of cells each comprising a barcode polynucleotide with a barcode sequence, (2a) a donor plasmid comprising the barcode polynucleotide, a sequence thereof, a subsequence thereof, or a reverse complementary sequence of any of the proceeding, the barcode polynucleotide comprising at least one barcode sequence, (2b) a plasmid capable of expressing Cas9 and/or a guide ribonucleic acid (gRNA) for integrating the barcode polynucleotide into the genome, and/or (2c) a viral vector for integrating the barcode polynucleotide into each of the plurality of cells, a polynucleotide comprising the barcode polynucleotide, a sequence thereof, a subsequence thereof, or a reverse complementary sequence of any of the proceeding, (3) a fixative, (4) a plurality of detection probes, and/or (5) pairs of amplifier probes, or a plurality of first amplifier probes, of any method or embodiment disclosed herein. Disclosed herein include embodiments of a kit. In some embodiments, the kit comprises: a plurality of compositions disclosed herein. The kit can comprise: instructions for using the plurality of compositions for determining barcode sequences in situ, high throughput screening, analyzing clonal dynamics and heterogeneity in a tumor or tumors, immunology, or developmental biology, and/or lineage or event recording.

Disclosed herein include embodiments of a method comprising using a plurality of compositions or a kit disclosed herein for: high throughput screening, analyzing clonal dynamics and heterogeneity in a tumor or tumors, immunology, or developmental biology, and/or lineage or event recording.

Definitions

Unless defined otherwise, technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which the present disclosure belongs. See, e.g., Singleton et al., Dictionary of Microbiology and Molecular Biology 2nd ed., J. Wiley & Sons (New York, N.Y. 1994); Sambrook et al., Molecular Cloning, A Laboratory Manual, Cold Spring Harbor Press (Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y. 1989). For purposes of the present disclosure, the following terms are defined below.

In Situ Readout of Barcodes

Molecular recording systems help the study of development and disease by allowing reconstruction of dynamic, single-cell developmental histories from end-point measurements. In these systems, individual cells actively record information within their genome by continuous editing of uniquely identifiable engineered genomic target sites, or ‘barcodes’. Multiple methods that use CRISPR/Cas9 or site-specific recombinases to produce barcode diversity have now been developed, including the use of CRISPR base editors, in which catalytically impaired Cas9 is fused to deaminases and other enzymes to target mutations to specific nucleotides without generating double stranded breaks.

In these approaches, readout of barcode edits is most often done by sequencing, which is sensitive to single nucleotide variations and can be performed at high throughput. However, sequencing-based approaches disrupt spatial organization of cells within tissues, and often recover information only from a minority of cells. The ability to accurately and efficiently read out single cell barcode edits in situ would link dynamic developmental history with spatial multicellular organization that is essential for the function of many biological systems.

Nucleic acids can be detected in situ, including using strategies for combinatorially encoding a large diversity of transcripts, techniques for amplifying signal from single mRNA molecules, and approaches for in situ sequencing. Barcodes transcribed in living cells can be detected prior to fixation. However, ensuring detectable barcode expression across a diverse population of living cells can be challenging due to stochastic silencing, bursty expression, and unintended cell-type dependent promoter activity. Eliminating the need for expression in living cells could therefore simplify the design of barcode systems. In addition, some methods only detect large scale differences in target sequence and therefore cannot access single nucleotide variations. For example, recording can be based on detection of large-scale barcode deletions. Thus, there is a need for a simple and effective strategy for discriminating barcode edits in fixed tissues.

Disclosed herein includes an in situ detection method that is sensitive to single nucleotide edits and can be applied in diverse organismal contexts. In some embodiments, it uses well-characterized RNA polymerases from the bacteriophages T3, T7, and SP6 to transcribe genomically integrated barcodes in fixed cells, producing an amplified RNA product that can then be detected using single molecule FISH (smFISH) or Hybridization Chain Reaction (HCR). Phage polymerases are known to be efficient and specific for their target promoters, but have not been applied in fixed cells previously. Because the method is based on ‘waking up’ otherwise transcriptionally ‘dead’ (silent) barcodes in fixed cells, it is referred to herein as “Zombie” for ‘Zombie is Optical Measurement of Barcodes by In situ Expression’. As disclosed herein, Zombie can efficiently detect short (20 bp) barcodes, accurately discriminates single nucleotide variants (SNVs), and detects edits made by base editors, without requiring endogenous expression in some embodiments. These capabilities allow for compact virally delivered combinatorial barcode libraries, and various recording applications. Furthermore, the simplicity and robustness of this system enables it to function not only in cell culture but also in tissues, organs, and/or organisms, for example chick embryos and adult mouse brain tissues.

As disclosed herein, phage RNA polymerases can enable imaging-based barcode readout in individual fixed cells, producing easily detectable fluorescent dots localized to transcriptional sites (See FIGS. 1A-1G for examples). Transcription can enable detection of 20 bp barcodes (See FIGS. 2A-2D for examples) with discrimination of single nucleotide variants using competing probes (See FIGS. 3A-3D for examples). This capability can further enable recovery of edits made by a CRISPR base editor in live cells (See FIGS. 4A-4F for examples). The system can be versatile, for example, operating not only in cell culture but also in chick embryos and adult mouse brain tissue (See FIGS. 5A-5H for examples) and can therefore be suitable for in vivo barcoding applications (See FIGS. 6A-6D for example). Zombie can allow high density barcoding and recording with in situ readout.

Concatenating multiple 20 bp barcodes, as in FIGS. 6A-6D, can enable combinatorial libraries of distinct barcodes, for example, using a modest library of 81 barcodes. In some embodiments, the same design can be scaled up to produce an exponential increase in coding capacity. For example, an array of 12 barcode positions, with 3 barcode variants per position, is expected to achieve a potential barcode diversity of 531,441 variants, similar to that used in sequencing-based barcoding applications, while requiring only 240 bp of sequence and 9 rounds of imaging for read-out (An error correcting coding scheme would require additional hybridization rounds). Coding capacity can be further expanded by inserting multiple arrays at distinct, spatially resolvable genomic sites.

The kits, compositions, methods and systems disclosed herein can enable viral barcoding with imaging readout. In viral barcoding, cells are labeled at a single time-point or, more recently, at multiple time-points, to enable subsequent identification of their descendants. Viral barcoding methods have been used in the study of hematopoietic development, neurobiology, and cancer. They have also enabled new high-throughput screening approaches. However, the methods so far predominantly relied on sequencing for readout of virally delivered barcodes. Diverse combinatorial libraries of short Zombie-readable barcodes enable simultaneous recovery of lineage, cell fate, and spatial organization in diverse settings, including development, regeneration, and cancer. Similarly, Zombie can facilitate multiplexed high-throughput screening, in which cellular phenotypes are assayed by imaging and connected to genetic or environmental perturbations that are identified by barcodes.

One non-limiting exemplary application of Zombie is to enable improved recording systems with image-based readout. In the previously described MEMOIR recording system, Cas9 stochastically and continuously edited ˜1 kb barcoded memory elements over multiple cell cycles. These edits resulted in large scale sequence deletions, providing only a single binary memory state per kilobase of sequence. By contrast, in situ readout of base edits could provide a much higher memory density. Additionally, by circumventing the need for barcode expression in living cells, the method and system disclosed herein can avoid issues with burstiness in expression and stochastic silencing, And thus enable a more powerful imaging-based recording system, while maintaining compatibility with subsequent transcriptome readout, e.g. by sequential Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization (seqFISH), in the same cells.

Currently available methods and systems suffer from a general tradeoff between sequencing-based approaches that provide high throughput single nucleotide level readout but no spatial context and imaging approaches that preserve spatial information but lack the sensitivity of sequencing. Recent work has begun to bridge this gap in both directions. The in situ barcode readout method and system disclosed herein allow imaging-based detection with sensitivity and scalability comparable to sequencing, and thus can facilitate imaging-based barcoding, recording, and other applications currently dominated by sequencing.

Determining Barcode Sequences in Situ

Disclosed herein include embodiments of a method of determining barcode sequences in situ. In some embodiments, the method comprises: providing a plurality of cells each comprising a barcode polynucleotide with a barcode sequence (e.g., at 104 in FIG. 1). The method can comprise: fixing cells of the plurality of cells using a fixative to obtain a plurality of fixed cells (e.g., at 112 in FIG. 1). The method can comprise: generating, for each of one or more fixed cells of the plurality of fixed cells, a plurality of barcode molecules comprising the barcode sequence of the barcode polynucleotide in the fixed cell (e.g., at 120 in FIG. 1 after adding a polymerase, such as a phage polymerase at 116 in FIG. 1). The method can comprise: contacting each of the one or more fixed cells with a plurality of detection probes each comprising a barcode binding sequence (e.g., at 124 in FIG. 1; see FIG. 2A for a non-limiting exemplary schematic illustration of a detection probe design). In some embodiments, thereby (i) one, at least one, or each of the plurality of barcode molecules comprising the barcode sequence of the oligonucleotide in the fixed cell hybridizes to a detection probe of the plurality of detection probes comprising the barcode binding sequence reverse complementary to the barcode sequence, or a portion thereof, and (ii) the detection probe is associated with a fluorophore (See FIG. 3A for a non-limiting exemplary schematic illustration). The method can comprise: detecting the fluorophore, or fluorescence thereof, associated with the detection probe hybridized to the one, at least one, or each barcode molecule in each of the one or more fixed cells using fluorescence imaging (e.g., at 128 in FIG. 1; see FIGS. 1D, 1C, 2B, 2E, 2F, and 3C for non-limiting exemplary composite fluorescent images). The fluorophore, associated with the detection probe hybridized to the barcode molecule comprising the barcode sequence of the barcode polynucleotide in the fixed cell, detected can indicate the barcode sequence of the barcode polynucleotide in the fixed cell.

Detecting Barcodes Using Hybridization Chain Reaction

In some embodiments, contacting each of the one or more fixed cells with the plurality of detection probes comprises: contacting each of the one or more fixed cells with the plurality of detection probes each comprising the barcode binding sequence and an initiator sequence (See FIG. 2A for an example). In some embodiments, thereby one, at least one, or each of the plurality of barcode molecules comprising the barcode sequence of the oligonucleotide in the fixed cell hybridizes to a detection probe of the plurality of detection probes comprising the barcode binding sequence reverse complementary to the barcode sequence, or a portion thereof (See FIG. 3A for an example). Contacting each of the one or more fixed cells with the plurality of detection probes can comprise: contacting each of the one or more fixed cells with pairs of amplifier probes (e.g., pairs of chain reaction probes). The amplifier probes of each pair of amplifier probes can comprise an identical fluorophore. In some embodiments, thereby a first amplifier probe of a pair of amplifier probes hybridizes to (i) the initiator sequence of a detection probe of the plurality of detection probes hybridized to a barcode molecule in the fixed cell and (ii) a second amplifier probe of the pair of amplifier probes.

Amplification.

In some embodiments, the initiator sequence is about 40 nucleotides in length. The length of the initiator sequence can be different in different implementations. In some embodiments, the initiator sequence can be, can be about, can be at least, or can be at most, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, or a number or a range between any two of these values, nucleotides in length.

In some embodiments, two, or different, pairs of amplifier probes comprise different fluorophores. The two, or different, fluorophores can be spectrally distinct. In some embodiments, thereby a first amplifier probe molecule of the first amplifier probe of the pair of amplifier probes hybridize to (i) a detection probe molecule of the detection probe hybridized to the barcode molecule in the fixed cell and (ii) a second amplifier probe molecule of the second amplifier probe of the pairs of amplifier probes, and first amplifier probe molecules of the first amplifier probe of the pair of amplifier probes hybridize to second amplifier probe molecules, comprising the second amplifier probe molecule hybridized to the first amplifier probe molecule, of the second amplifier probe of the pairs of amplifier probes in a chain reaction. First amplifier probe molecules and second amplifier probe molecules not in the chain reaction (e.g., first amplifier probe molecules not hybridized to second amplifier probe molecules, or second amplifier probe molecules not hybridized to first amplifier probe molecules) can be removed (e.g., washed away).

The number of first amplifier probe molecules and the number of second amplifier probe molecules in the chain reaction can be different in different implementations. For example, at least 10 first amplifier probe molecules can hybridize to at least 10 second amplifier probe molecules in the chain reaction. In some embodiments, the number of first amplifier probe molecules hybridized to the second amplifier probe molecules, the number of second amplifier probe molecules hybridized to the first amplifier probe molecules, or the total number of first and second amplifier probe molecules in the chain reaction, can be, can be about, can be at least, or can be at most, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 110, 120, 130, 140, 150, 160, 170, 180, 190, 200, 210, 220, 230, 240, 250, 260, 270, 280, 290, 300, 310, 320, 330, 340, 350, 360, 370, 380, 390, 400, 410, 420, 430, 440, 450, 460, 470, 480, 490, 500, 510, 520, 530, 540, 550, 560, 570, 580, 590, 600, 610, 620, 630, 640, 650, 660, 670, 680, 690, 700, 710, 720, 730, 740, 750, 760, 770, 780, 790, 800, 810, 820, 830, 840, 850, 860, 870, 880, 890, 900, 910, 920, 930, 940, 950, 960, 970, 980, 990, 1000, 2000, 3000, 4000, 5000, 6000, 7000, 8000, 9000, 10000, or a number or a range between any two of these values.

In some embodiments, (1) a first amplifier probe of the pair of amplifier probes comprises (1a) a first amplifier probe subsequence that is reverse complementary to a first subsequence of the initiator sequence of the detection probe of the plurality of detection probes. The first amplifier probe can comprise (1b) a second amplifier probe subsequence that is reverse complementary to a second subsequence of the initiator sequence. The first amplifier probe can comprise (1c) a third amplifier probe subsequence. The first amplifier probe can comprise (1d) a fourth amplifier probe subsequence comprising the second subsequence of the initiator sequence. In some embodiments, (2) a second amplifier probe of the pair of amplifier probes comprises (2a) a first amplifier probe subsequence comprising a reverse complementary sequence of the third amplifier probe subsequence of the first amplifier probe. The second amplifier probe can comprise (2b) a second amplifier probe subsequence comprising the second amplifier probe subsequence. The second amplifier probe can comprise (2c) a third amplifier probe subsequence comprising the first subsequence of the initiator sequence. The second amplifier probe can comprise (2d) a fourth amplifier probe subsequence comprising the second subsequence of the initiator sequence. Contacting the plurality of fixed cells with the pairs of amplifier probes can comprise contacting the plurality of fixed cells with the pairs of amplifier probes each comprising the first amplifier probe and the second amplifier probe with hairpin structures formed by the second amplifier probe subsequence hybridizing with fourth amplifier probe subsequence of the first amplifier probe and by the second amplifier probe subsequence hybridizing with the fourth amplifier probe subsequence of the second amplifier probe.

Barcode Readout.

In some embodiments, said detecting comprises detecting the fluorophore of the first amplifier probe hybridized to the initiator sequence of the detection probe hybridized to the barcode molecule in the fixed cell and the fluorophore of the second amplifier probe of the pair of amplifier probes comprising the first amplifier probe (See FIGS. 2B and 2E for a non-limiting exemplary composite fluorescent image).

Detecting Barcodes without Hybridization Chain Reaction

In some embodiments, contacting each of the one or more fixed cells with the plurality of detection probes comprises: contacting each of the one or more fixed cells with the plurality of detection probes each comprising the barcode binding sequence and an initiator sequence. In some embodiments, thereby one, at least one, or each of the plurality of barcode molecules comprising the barcode sequence of the oligonucleotide in the fixed cell hybridizes to a detection probe of the plurality of detection probes comprising the barcode binding sequence reverse complementary to the barcode sequence, or a portion thereof. Contacting each of the one or more fixed cells with the plurality of detection probes can comprise: contacting each of the one or more fixed cells with a plurality of first amplifier probes each comprising a different fluorophore. In some embodiments, thereby a first amplifier probe of the plurality of first amplifier probes hybridizes to the initiator sequence of a detection probe of the plurality of detection probes hybridized to a barcode molecule in the fixed cell.

In some embodiments, two, or different, first amplifier probes of the plurality of first amplifier probes comprise different fluorophores. In some embodiments, thereby a first amplifier probe molecule of the first amplifier probe of the plurality of first amplifier probes hybridizes to a detection probe molecule of the detection probe hybridized to the barcode molecule in the fixed cell. In some embodiments, said detecting comprises detecting the fluorophore of the first amplifier probe hybridized to the initiator sequence of the detection probe hybridized to the barcode molecule in the fixed cell (See FIG. 2F for a non-limiting exemplary composite fluorescent image).

Detecting Barcodes Using Single Molecule FISH

In some embodiments, contacting each of the one or more fixed cells with the plurality of detection probes comprises: contacting each of the one or more fixed cells with the plurality of detection probes each comprising the barcode binding sequence and a fluorophore, thereby one, at least one, or each of the plurality of barcode molecules comprising the barcode sequence of the oligonucleotide in the fixed cell hybridizes to a detection probe of the plurality of detection probes comprising the barcode binding sequence reverse complementary to the barcode sequence, or a portion thereof, and the fluorophore. In some embodiments, said detecting comprises detecting the fluorophore of the detection probe hybridized to the barcode molecule in the fixed cell.

Barcode Construct and Integration Barcode Genomic Integration

In some embodiments, a genome of one, at least one, or each cell of the plurality of cell comprises the barcode polynucleotide with the barcode sequence. In some embodiments, providing the plurality of cells comprises: integrating the barcode polynucleotide into a genome of one, at least one, or each of the plurality of cells. Integrating the barcode polynucleotide can comprise: integrating the barcode polynucleotide into the genome of one, at least one, or each of the plurality of cells at a specific site of the genome. The specific site can be a ROSA26 locus, for example.

In some embodiments, said integrating occurs, occurs about, occurs at least, or occurs at most, 1 day, 2 days, 3 days, 4 days, 5 days, 6 days, 7 days, 8 days, 9 days, 10 days, 11 days, 12 days, 13 days, 14 days, 15 days, 16 days, 17 days, 18 days, 19 days, 20 days, 21 days, 22 days, 23 days, 24 days, 25 days, 26 days, 27 days, 28 days, 29 days, 30 days, 31 days, 32 days, 33 days, 34 days, 35 days, 36 days, 37 days, 38 days, 39 days, 40 days, 41 days, 42 days, 43 days, 44 days, 45 days, 46 days, 47 days, 48 days, 49 days, 50 days, 51 days, 52 days, 53 days, 54 days, 55 days, 56 days, 57 days, 58 days, 59 days, 60 days, 61 days, 62 days, 63 days, 64 days, 65 days, 66 days, 67 days, 68 days, 69 days, 70 days, 71 days, 72 days, 73 days, 74 days, 75 days, 76 days, 77 days, 78 days, 79 days, 80 days, 81 days, 82 days, 83 days, 84 days, 85 days, 86 days, 87 days, 88 days, 89 days, 90 days, 91 days, 92 days, 93 days, 94 days, 95 days, 96 days, 97 days, 98 days, 99 days, 100 days, 110 days, 120 days, 130 days, 140 day, 150 days, 160 days, 170 days, 180 days, 190 days, 200 days, 210 days, 220 days, 230 days, 240 days, 250 days, 260 days, 270 days, 280 days, 290 days, 300 days, 310 days, 320 days, 330 days, 340 days, 350 days, 1 year, 2 years, 3 years, 4 years, 5 years, 6 years, 7 years, 8 years, 9 years, 10 years, 20 years, 30 years, 40 years, 50 years, 60 years, 70 years, 80 years, 90 years, 100 years, or a number or a range between any two of these values, prior to said fixing.

In some embodiments, integrating the barcode polynucleotide into the genome of one, at least one, or each of the plurality of cells comprises: transfecting the cell with a donor plasmid comprising the barcode polynucleotide, a sequence thereof, a subsequence thereof, of a reverse complementary sequence of any of the preceding. Transfecting the cell with the donor plasmid can comprise: transfecting the cell with the donor plasmid and a plasmid capable of expressing Cas9 and/or a guide ribonucleic acid (gRNA) for integrating the barcode polynucleotide into the genome of one, at least one, or each of the plurality of cells at the specific site of the genome.

In some embodiments, integrating the barcode polynucleotide comprises: integrating the barcode polynucleotide into the genome of one, at least one, or each of the plurality of cells using a viral vector (See FIGS. 4A and 5A for non-limiting exemplary schematic illustrations). The viral vector can comprise a polynucleotide comprising the barcode polynucleotide, a sequence thereof, a subsequence thereof, or a reverse complementary sequence of any of the proceeding. The viral vector can comprise a retrovirus, a lentivirus, an adenovirus, an adeno-associated virus, or a combination thereof. Integrating the barcode polynucleotide can comprise: injecting the viral vector into an organism or a tissue of the organism. The organism can be a mammal.

Promoter

In some embodiments, the barcode polynucleotide comprises at least one promoter upstream (e.g., immediate upstream) of the barcode sequence. The at least one promoter can comprise three promoters. The at least one promoter can be a phage promoter. The at least one promoter can comprise a bacteriophage T3 promoter, a bacteriophage T7 promoter, a bacteriophage SP6 promoter, or a combination thereof. The at least one promoter can be inactive in one, at least one, or each live cell of the plurality of cells. The at least one promoter can be active in one, at least one, or each of the plurality of fixed cells.

The number of promoter(s) upstream (e.g., immediate upstream) of a barcode sequence can be different in different implementations (See FIGS. 1B, 2A, and 3A for examples). In some embodiments, the number of promoter(s) upstream (e.g., immediate upstream) of a barcode sequence can be, can be about, can be at least, or can be at most, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900, 1000, or a number or a range between any two of these values. The number of barcode sequences under the control of a promoter can be different in different implementations. In some embodiments, the number of barcode sequences under the control of a promoter can be, be about, be at least, or at most, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900, 1000, or a number or a range between any two of these values. The total number of promoter(s) can be different in different implementations. In some embodiments, the total number of promoter(s) can be, can be about, can be at least, or can be at most, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900, 1000, or a number or a range between any two of these values.

Barcode Sequences

The length of a barcode sequence can be different in different implementations. In some embodiments, the barcode sequence can be, can be about, can be at least, or can be at most, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900, 1000, or a number or a range between any two of these values, nucleotides in length.

In some embodiments, the barcode sequence is selected from a set of possible barcode sequences. A set of possible barcode sequences can comprise, comprise about, comprise at least, or comprise at most, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, or a range between any two of these values, possible barcode sequences. The possible barcode sequences of each set of possible barcode sequences can differ at one position. The one position can be, for example, position 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, or 100, of the barcode sequence. The possible barcode sequences can comprise adenine (A) nucleobase, guanine (G) nucleobase, or cytosine (C) nucleobase at the one position. The possible barcode sequences can comprise adenine (A) nucleobase, thymine (T) nucleobase, guanine (G) nucleobase, or cytosine (C) nucleobase at the one position. The possible barcode sequences of each set of possible barcode sequences can differ at more than one positions (e.g., 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, or 10, positions).

The barcode sequence of the barcode polynucleotide in a cell can be unique. No cell can comprise a barcode polynucleotide with an identical barcode sequence. At least two cells of the plurality of cells can comprise an identical barcode sequence. In some embodiments, the number of cells comprising barcode polynucleotides with an identical barcode sequence can be, can be about, can be at least, or can be at most, 2, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900, 1000, 2000, 3000, 4000, 5000, 6000, 7000, 8000, 9000, 10000, or a number or a range between any two of these values.

The barcode polynucleotides of at least two cells of the plurality of cells can comprise different barcode sequences. The at least two cells can be cells of a cell type, cells of a cell subtype, and/or cells of an identical lineage. The at least two cells can be cells of different cell types, cells of different cell subtypes, and/or cells of different lineages. A first cell of the at least two cells can be a cell of interest, and/or a second cell of the at least two cells is not a cell of interest. The first cell can be a cancer cell, and/or the second cell is a normal cell. In some embodiments, the number of cells comprising barcode polynucleotides with different barcode sequences can be, can be about, can be at least, or can be at most, 2, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900, 1000, 2000, 3000, 4000, 5000, 6000, 7000, 8000, 9000, 10000, or a number or a range between any two of these values.

Marker Gene

In some embodiments, the polynucleotide comprises a constitutively active promoter upstream of a marker gene. The at least one promoter and the constitutively active promoter can have divergent orientations (See FIGS. 1B, 5A, and 6A for examples). The marker gene, the protein encoded by the marker gene, or the expression of any of the proceeding, can be used to identify cells comprising the barcode polynucleotide and/or the barcode sequence. The marker gene can comprise a gene of a fluorescent protein, such as the fluorescent protein comprises a green fluorescent protein (GFP), a yellow fluorescent protein (YFP), a cyan fluorescent protein (CFP), or a combination thereof.

Fixation

In some embodiments, the fixative comprises a non-cross-linking fixative, such as a precipitating fixative (e.g., an alcohol, such as methanol), a denaturing fixative (e.g., a weak acid, such as acetic acid), or a combination thereof. In some embodiments, fixing the cells can comprise: fixing the cells without using a cross-linking fixative. The plurality of fixed cells can comprise dead cells. The plurality of cells can comprise live cells and/or dead cells.

The fixative can comprise methanol (or another alcohol, or another precipitating fixative) and acetic acid (or another weak acid). The ratio of methanol and acetic acid in fixative can be, for example, from about 10:1 (e.g., v/v, w/w, v/w, or w/v) to about 1:10 (e.g. v/v, w/w, v/w, or w/v). In some embodiments, the ratio (e.g., v/v, w/w, v/w, and w/v) of methanol and acetic acid (or any two components in the fixative, such as a precipitating fixative and a denaturing fixative) can be, can be about, can be at least, or can be at most, 1:1, 2:1, 3:1, 4:1, 5:1, 6:1, 7:1, 8:1, 9:1, 10:1, 11:1, 12:1, 13:1, 14:1, 15:1, 16:1, 17:1, 18:1, 19:1, 20:1, 21:1, 22:1, 23:1, 24:1, 25:1, 26:1, 27:1, 28:1, 29:1, 30:1, 31:1, 32:1, 33:1, 34:1, 35:1, 36:1, 37:1, 38:1, 39:1, 40:1, 41:1, 42:1, 43:1, 44:1, 45:1, 46:1, 47:1, 48:1, 49:1, 50:1, 51:1, 52:1, 53:1, 54:1, 55:1, 56:1, 57:1, 58:1, 59:1, 60:1, 61:1, 62:1, 63:1, 64:1, 65:1, 66:1, 67:1, 68:1, 69:1, 70:1, 71:1, 72:1, 73:1, 74:1, 75:1, 76:1, 77:1, 78:1, 79:1, 80:1, 81:1, 82:1, 83:1, 84:1, 85:1, 86:1, 87:1, 88:1, 89:1, 90:1, 91:1, 92:1, 93:1, 94:1, 95:1, 96:1, 97:1, 98:1, 99:1, 100:1, or a number or a range between any two of these values. In some embodiments, the ratio (e.g., v/v, w/w, v/w, and w/v) of methanol and acetic acid (or any two components in the fixative, such as a precipitating fixative and a denaturing fixative) can be, can be about, can be at least, or can be at most, 1:2, 1:2, 1:3, 1:4, 1:6, 1:7, 1:8, 1:9, 1:10, 1:11, 1:12, 1:13, 1:14, 1:15, 1:16, 1:17, 1:18, 1:19, 1:20, 1:21, 1:22, 1:23, 1:24, 1:25, 1:26, 1:27, 1:28, 1:29, 1:30, 1:31, 1:32, 1:33, 1:34, 1:35, 1:36, 1:37, 1:38, 1:39, 1:40, 1:41, 1:42, 1:43, 1:44, 1:45, 1:46, 1:47, 1:48, 1:49, 1:50, 1:51, 1:52, 1:53, 1:54, 1:55, 1:56, 1:57, 1:58, 1:59, 1:60, 1:61, 1:62, 1:63, 1:64, 1:65, 1:66, 1:67, 1:68, 1:69, 1:70, 1:71, 1:72, 1:73, 1:74, 1:75, 1:76, 1:77, 1:78, 1:79, 1:80, 1:81, 1:82, 1:83, 1:84, 1:85, 1:86, 1:87, 1:88, 1:89, 1:90, 1:91, 1:92, 1:93, 1:94, 1:95, 1:96, 1:97, 1:98, 1:99, 1:100, or a number or a range between any two of these values.

The fixative can comprise, for example, from about 5% acetic acid in methanol to about 75% acetic acid in methanol (e.g., v/v, w/w, v/w, and w/v). The fixative can comprise, comprise about, comprise at least, or comprise at most, 1%, 2%, 3%, 4%, 5%, 6%, 7%, 8%, 9%, 10%, 11%, 12%, 13%, 14%, 15%, 16%, 17%, 18%, 19%, 20%, 21%, 22%, 23%, 24%, 25%, 26%, 27%, 28%, 29%, 30%, 31%, 32%, 33%, 34%, 35%, 36%, 37%, 38%, 39%, 40%, 41%, 42%, 43%, 44%, 45%, 46%, 47%, 48%, 49%, 50%, 51%, 52%, 53%, 54%, 55%, 56%, 57%, 58%, 59%, 60%, 61%, 62%, 63%, 64%, 65%, 66%, 67%, 68%, 69%, 70%, 71%, 72%, 73%, 74%, 75%, 76%, 77%, 78%, 79%, 80%, 81%, 82%, 83%, 84%, 85%, 86%, 87%, 88%, 89%, 90%, 91%, 92%, 93%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99%, or a number or a range between any two of these values acetic acid in methanol (e.g., v/v, w/w, v/w, and w/v). The fixative can comprise, comprise about, comprise at least, or comprise at most, 1%, 2%, 3%, 4%, 5%, 6%, 7%, 8%, 9%, 10%, 11%, 12%, 13%, 14%, 15%, 16%, 17%, 18%, 19%, 20%, 21%, 22%, 23%, 24%, 25%, 26%, 27%, 28%, 29%, 30%, 31%, 32%, 33%, 34%, 35%, 36%, 37%, 38%, 39%, 40%, 41%, 42%, 43%, 44%, 45%, 46%, 47%, 48%, 49%, 50%, 51%, 52%, 53%, 54%, 55%, 56%, 57%, 58%, 59%, 60%, 61%, 62%, 63%, 64%, 65%, 66%, 67%, 68%, 69%, 70%, 71%, 72%, 73%, 74%, 75%, 76%, 77%, 78%, 79%, 80%, 81%, 82%, 83%, 84%, 85%, 86%, 87%, 88%, 89%, 90%, 91%, 92%, 93%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99%, or a number or a range between any two of these values, methanol (e.g., v/v, w/w, v/w, and w/v).

In some embodiments, the method comprises: fixing fixed cells of the plurality of fixed cells using a second fixative to obtain a plurality of second fixed cells. Contacting each of the one or more fixed cells can comprise: contacting each of the one or more second fixed cells with a plurality of detection probes each comprising a barcode binding sequence. In some embodiments, thereby (i) one, at least one, or each of the plurality of barcode molecules comprising the barcode sequence of the oligonucleotide in the second fixed cell hybridizes to a detection probe of the plurality of detection probes comprising the barcode binding sequence reverse complementary to the barcode sequence, or a portion thereof, and (ii) the detection probe is associated with a fluorophore. Detecting the fluorophore, or fluorescence thereof can comprise: detecting the fluorophore, or fluorescence thereof, associated with the detection probe hybridized to the one, at least one, or each barcode molecule in each of the one or more second fixed cells using fluorescence imaging. The fluorophore, associated with the detection probe hybridized to the barcode molecule comprising the barcode sequence of the barcode polynucleotide in the second fixed cell, detected can indicate the barcode sequence of the barcode polynucleotide in the second fixed cell. The second fixative can comprise a cross-linking fixative. The second fixative can comprise an aldehyde, such as formaldehyde (e.g., such as 3%-4% formaldehyde in phosphate-buffered saline) and glutaraldehyde.

Barcode Expression

In some embodiments, one, at least one, or each of the plurality of cells (e.g., cells before being fixed with a non-cross-linking fixative) comprises no barcode molecule. Generating the plurality of barcode molecules can comprise: transcribing the barcode polynucleotide in each of the plurality of fixed cell to generate the plurality of barcode molecules comprising the barcode sequence of the barcode polynucleotide in the fixed cell (e.g., at 116 in FIG. 1). Transcribing the barcode polynucleotide can comprise: transcribing the barcode polynucleotide in each of the plurality of fixed cell to generate the plurality of barcode molecules comprising the barcode sequence of the barcode polynucleotide in the fixed cell using a phage RNA polymerase. The phage RNA polymerase can comprise a bacteriophage T3 RNA polymerase, a bacteriophage T7 RNA polymerase, a bacteriophage SP6 RNA polymerase, or a combination thereof.

The plurality of barcode molecules comprises at least 100 barcode molecules comprising the barcode sequence of the barcode polynucleotide in each of the plurality of fixed cells. The number of barcode molecules generated in each cell can be different in different implementations. The number of barcode molecules generated in each cell can be, can be about, can be at least, or can be at most, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900, 1000, 2000, 3000, 4000, 5000, 6000, 7000, 8000, 9000, 10000, or a number or a range between any two of these values.

Barcode Detection

In some embodiments, thereby the barcode sequence of each of the plurality of barcode molecules hybridizes to the barcode binding sequence of the detection probe that is reverse complementary to the barcode sequence of the barcode molecule (See FIG. 3A for an example). In some embodiments, contacting the plurality of fixed cells with the plurality of detection probes comprises: contacting each of the one or more fixed cells with detection probe molecules of each of the plurality of detection. In some embodiments, thereby (i) one, at least one, or each of the plurality of barcode molecules comprising the barcode sequence of the oligonucleotide in the fixed cell hybridizes to a detection probe molecule of the detection probe of the plurality of detection probes comprising the barcode binding sequence reverse complementary to the barcode sequence, or a portion thereof, and (ii) the detection probe molecule of the detection probe is associated with a fluorophore.

In some embodiments, two, three, or four (or about two, three, or four) detection probes of the plurality of detection probes comprise the barcode binding sequences that differ at one position. In some embodiments, two, three, or four (or about two, three, or four), detection probes of the plurality of detection probes comprise (i) barcode binding sequences that differ at one position and (ii) different initiator sequences. The (about) two, three, or four detection probes can have an identical concentration. One, at least one, or each of the plurality of barcode molecules comprising the barcode sequence of the oligonucleotide in the fixed cell can hybridize to one of the (about) two, three, or four detection probes comprising the barcode binding sequence reverse complementary to the barcode sequence, or a portion thereof, not the remaining (about) one, two, or three, detection probe(s).

The concentration of one, at least one, or each of the (about) two, three, or four detection probes can be different in different implementations, such as about 4 nM. In some embodiments, the concentration of a detection probe can be, can be about, can be at least, or can be at most, 1 nM, 2 nM, 3 nM, 4 nM, 5 nM, 6 nM, 7 nM, 8 nM, 9 nM, 10 nM, 11 nM, 12 nM, 13 nM, 14 nM, 15 nM, 16 nM, 17 nM, 18 nM, 19 nM, 20 nM, 21 nM, 22 nM, 23 nM, 24 nM, 25 nM, 26 nM, 27 nM, 28 nM, 29 nM, 30 nM, 31 nM, 32 nM, 33 nM, 34 nM, 35 nM, 36 nM, 37 nM, 38 nM, 39 nM, 40 nM, 41 nM, 42 nM, 43 nM, 44 nM, 45 nM, 46 nM, 47 nM, 48 nM, 49 nM, 50 nM, 51 nM, 52 nM, 53 nM, 54 nM, 55 nM, 56 nM, 57 nM, 58 nM, 59 nM, 60 nM, 61 nM, 62 nM, 63 nM, 64 nM, 65 nM, 66 nM, 67 nM, 68 nM, 69 nM, 70 nM, 71 nM, 72 nM, 73 nM, 74 nM, 75 nM, 76 nM, 77 nM, 78 nM, 79 nM, 80 nM, 81 nM, 82 nM, 83 nM, 84 nM, 85 nM, 86 nM, 87 nM, 88 nM, 89 nM, 90 nM, 91 nM, 92 nM, 93 nM, 94 nM, 95 nM, 96 nM, 97 nM, 98 nM, 99 nM, 100 nM, or a range between any two of these values.

The plurality of detection probes can comprise a set of detection probes. The set of detection probe can comprise, or comprise about, 2, 3, or 4 detection probes with barcode binding sequences that differ at one position (or more positions) and are reverse complementary to possible barcode sequences of one of the sets of possible barcode sequences. For example, a set of detection probes can comprise 4 detection probes that differ at one position. A barcode sequence can be selected from a set of 4 possible barcode sequences that differ at one position. Each detection probes in the set of detection probes can be reverse complementary to one barcode sequence of the set of possible barcode sequences.

Combinatorial Barcoding

The barcode polynucleotide can comprise different numbers of barcode sequence(s) in different implementations (See FIGS. 4A and 6A for examples). In some embodiments, the barcode polynucleotide of one, at least one, or each of the plurality of cells comprises, comprises about, comprises at least, or comprises at most, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900, 1000, or a number or a range between any two of these values, barcode sequences.

One or more barcode sequences can be downstream (e.g., immediately downstream) of at least one promoter (e.g., such as 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, or 10 promoters). Two (or more) of the barcode sequences can be downstream of different promoter. The number of barcode sequences downstream of different promoters can be different in different implementations. In some embodiments, the number of barcode sequences downstream of different promoters can be, can be about, can be at least, or can be at most, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900, 1000, or a number or a range between any two of these values.

The different promoters can comprise an identical promoter sequence or different promoter sequences. The number of different promoters comprising an identical promoter sequence can be different in different implementations. In some embodiments, the number of different promoters comprising an identical promoter sequence can be, can be about, can be at least, or can be at most, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900, 1000, or a number or a range between any two of these values. The number of different promoters comprising different promoter sequences can be different in different implementations. In some embodiments, the number of different promoters comprising different promoter sequences can be, can be about, can be at least, or can be at most, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900, 1000, or a number or a range between any two of these values.

The number of barcode sequences having an identical length can be different in different implementations. In some embodiments, the number of barcode sequences having an identical length can be, can be about, can be at least, or can be at most, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900, 1000, or a number or a range between any two of these values. The number of barcode sequences having different lengths can be different in different implementations. In some embodiments, the number of barcode sequences having different lengths can be, can be about, can be at least, or can be at most, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900, 1000, or a number or a range between any two of these values.

The number of barcode sequences having different sequences can be different in different implementations. In some embodiments, the number of barcode sequences having different sequences can be, can be about, can be at least, or can be at most, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900, 1000, or a number or a range between any two of these values. The number of barcode sequences having an identical sequence can be different in different implementations. In some embodiments, the number of barcode sequences having an identical sequence can be, can be about, can be at least, or can be at most, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900, 1000, or a number or a range between any two of these values.

The barcode sequences of a barcode polynucleotide can each be selected from a different set of possible barcode sequences. A set of possible barcode sequences can comprise, comprise about, comprise at least, or comprise at most, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, or a range between any two of these values, possible barcode sequences. The possible barcode sequences of each set of possible barcode sequences can differ at one position. The possible barcode sequences of each set of possible barcode sequences can differ at more than one positions (e.g., 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, or 10, positions).

A combination of the barcode sequences (e.g., 12 barcode sequences) on a barcode polynucleotide can be selected from about 16 million, or about 500000, possible combinations of barcode sequences (e.g., 12 barcode sequences). In some embodiments, a combination of barcode sequences on a barcode polynucleotide can be selected from, from about, from at least, or from at most, 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900, 1000, 2000, 3000, 4000, 5000, 6000, 7000, 8000, 9000, 10000, 20000, 30000, 40000, 50000, 60000, 70000, 80000, 90000, 100000, 200000, 300000, 400000, 500000, 600000, 700000, 800000, 900000, 1000000, 2 million, 3 million, 4 million, 5 million, 6 million, 7 million, 8 million, 9 million, 10 million, 20 million, 30 million, 40 million, 50 million, 60 million, 70 million, 80 million, 90 million, 100 million, or a number or a range between any two of these values, possible combinations of barcode sequences.

Adjacent barcode sequences can be separated from one another by different numbers of nucleotides in different implementations. In some embodiments, adjacent barcode sequences can be separated from one another by, by about, by at least, or by at most, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900, 1000, or a number or a range between any two of these values, nucleotides.

The plurality of detection probes comprises different sets of detection probes (e.g., 12 sets of detection probes). In some embodiments, the number of set(s) of detection probes in the plurality of detection probes can be, can be about, can be at least, or can be at most, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900, 1000, or a number or a range between any two of these values.

The detection probes of one of the sets of detection probes can comprise different initiator sequences. Said contacting and said detecting comprises: iteratively, contacting each of the one or more fixed cells with a different set of detection probes each comprising a barcode binding sequence, thereby (i) one, at least one, or each of the plurality of barcode molecules comprising the barcode sequence of the oligonucleotide in the fixed cell hybridizes to a detection probe of the set of detection probes comprising the barcode binding sequence reverse complementary to the barcode sequence, or a portion thereof, and (ii) the detection probe is associated with a fluorophore; and detecting the fluorophore associated with the detection probe hybridized to the one, at least one, or each barcode molecule in each of the one or more fixed cells using fluorescence imaging. A combination of the fluorophores associated with detection probes hybridized to the barcode molecule comprising the barcode sequence of the barcode polynucleotide in the fixed cell, detected can indicate the barcode sequence of the barcode polynucleotide in the fixed cell.

The method can comprise: removing the detection probe hybridized to the one, at least one, or each barcode molecule in each of the one or more fixed cells (e.g., after a round of detection). Said removing can comprise: digesting the detection probe hybridized to the one, at least one, or each barcode molecule in each of the one or more fixed cells using DNase. The number of rounds of detection for detecting the barcode sequences can be different in different implementation. In some embodiments, the number of rounds of detection can be, can be about, can be at least, or can be at most, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900, 1000, or a number or a range between any two of these values.

Barcode Readout

In some embodiments, the method comprises: determining the barcode sequence in each of the one or more fixed cells using the fluorophore, associated with the detection probe hybridized to the barcode molecule comprising the barcode sequence of the barcode polynucleotide in the fixed cell, detected. In some embodiments, the method comprises: determining lineages of, and/or a clonal relationship between, two or more fixed cells of the plurality of fixed cells (or corresponding cells of the plurality of cells) using the barcode sequence of the barcode polynucleotide in each of the two or more fixed cells (or corresponding cells). In some embodiments, the method comprises: determining a spatial relationship (e.g., in close proximity) of two or more fixed cells of the plurality of fixed cells; and correlating the barcode sequences of the barcode polynucleotide in each of the two or more fixed cells with a spatial relationship (e.g., intermixed spatial relationship) of the two or more fixed cells. The two or more cells can be cells of different cell types or cell subtypes. The two or more cells can be cells of an identical cell type or cell subtype.

Staining

In some embodiments, the method comprises: staining nuclei of the plurality of fixed cells. The method can comprise: identifying nuclei of the plurality of fixed cells based on the nuclei stained. Said detecting can comprise: detecting the fluorescence of the fluorophore, associated with the detection probe hybridized to the barcode molecule comprising the barcode sequence of the barcode polynucleotide in the fixed cell, in the nucleus of the cell identified.

Barcode Editing

In some embodiments, the method comprises: base editing the barcode sequence of the barcode polynucleotide in one, at least one, or each of the plurality of cells (e.g., at 108 in FIG. 1). In some embodiments, said base editing comprises: base editing the barcode sequence of the barcode polynucleotide in one, at least one, or each of the plurality of cells at the one position that the possible barcode sequences from the set of possible barcode sequences are different. In some embodiments, said base editing comprises: adenine (A)-to-guanine (G) base editing and/or cytosine (C)-to-thymine (T) base editing.

In some embodiments, said base editing comprises: base editing using a base editor and a guide ribonucleic acid (gRNA) targeting a gRNA targeting sequence of the barcode polynucleotide. The barcode polynucleotide can comprise a Protospacer Adjacent Motif (PAM). The PAM can be downstream of the gRNA targeting sequence. The base editor can comprise an adenine base editor (ABE) and/or a cytosine base editor (CBE). Said base editing can comprise: introducing a plasmid capable of expressing the base editor and the gRNA into one or more of the plurality of cells (See FIG. 4A for an example). Said introducing can comprise: introducing the plasmid capable of expressing the base editor and the gRNA into the one or more cells using transient transfection.

The gRNA targeting sequence can comprise the barcode sequence, or a portion thereof, of the barcode polynucleotide (See FIG. 4A for an example). Two or more barcode sequences of a barcode polynucleotide can be edited by independently addressing (e.g., the two or more barcode sequences can be edited using two or more gRNA) or by multiplexed addressing (e.g., the two or more barcode sequences can be edited using one gRNA) (See FIG. 4B for an example). The number of barcode sequences of a barcode polynucleotide with an identical gRNA targeting sequence, or different gRNA targeting sequences, can be different in different implementations. In some embodiments, the number of barcode sequences of a barcode polynucleotide with an identical gRNA targeting sequence can be, can be about, can be at least, or can be at most, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900, 1000, or a number or a range between any two of these values. In some embodiments, the number of barcode sequences of a barcode polynucleotide with different gRNA targeting sequences can be, can be about, can be at least, or can be at most, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900, 1000, or a number or a range between any two of these values.

The gRNA targeting sequence can have different lengths in different implementations, such as 20 nucleotides in length. In some embodiments, the gRNA targeting sequence can be, can be about, can be at least, or can be at most, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, or a range between any two of these values, nucleotides in length.

A memory unit referred to herein can include the barcode sequence and the gRNA targeting sequence of the barcode polynucleotide. The number of memory units on a barcode polynucleotide can be different in different implementations, such as 12. The number of memory unit(s) on a barcode polynucleotide can be, can be about, can be at least, or can be at most, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, or a range between any two of these values.

The barcode sequence and the gRNA targeting sequence of the barcode polynucleotide can completely overlap. The barcode sequence and the gRNA targeting sequence of the barcode polynucleotide can overlap by different numbers of nucleotides in different implementations, such as 11 nucleotides. In some embodiments, the barcode sequence and the gRNA targeting sequence of the barcode polynucleotide can overlap by 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, or a range between any two of these values, nucleotide(s).

In some embodiments, said base editing comprises base editing the barcode sequence of the barcode polynucleotide in one, at least one, or each of the plurality of cells at one or more predetermined time points. The time points can be different in different implementations. In some embodiments, the time point is, is about, is at least, or is at most, 1 hr, 2 hrs, 3 hrs, 4 hrs, 5 hrs, 6 hrs, 7 hrs, 8 hrs, 9 hrs, 10 hrs, 11 hrs, 12 hrs, 13 hrs, 14 hrs, 15 hrs, 16 hrs, 17 hrs, 18 hrs, 19 hrs, 20 hrs, 21 hrs, 22 hrs, 23 hrs, 1 day, 2 days, 3 days, 4 days, 5 days, 6 days, 7 days, 8 days, 9 days, 10 days, 11 days, 12 days, 13 days, 14 days, 15 days, 16 days, 17 days, 18 days, 19 days, 20 days, 21 days, 22 days, 23 days, 24 days, 25 days, 26 days, 27 days, 28 days, 29 days, 30 days, 31 days, 32 days, 33 days, 34 days, 35 days, 36 days, 37 days, 38 days, 39 days, 40 days, 41 days, 42 days, 43 days, 44 days, 45 days, 46 days, 47 days, 48 days, 49 days, 50 days, 51 days, 52 days, 53 days, 54 days, 55 days, 56 days, 57 days, 58 days, 59 days, 60 days, 61 days, 62 days, 63 days, 64 days, 65 days, 66 days, 67 days, 68 days, 69 days, 70 days, 71 days, 72 days, 73 days, 74 days, 75 days, 76 days, 77 days, 78 days, 79 days, 80 days, 81 days, 82 days, 83 days, 84 days, 85 days, 86 days, 87 days, 88 days, 89 days, 90 days, 91 days, 92 days, 93 days, 94 days, 95 days, 96 days, 97 days, 98 days, 99 days, 100 days, or a number or a range between any two of these values, days after an event. The event can be, for example, introducing a plasmid capable of expressing the base editor and the gRNA into one or more of the plurality of cells.

In some embodiments, said base editing comprises base editing the barcode sequence of the barcode polynucleotide in one, at least one, or each of the plurality of cells at an edit rate. The edit rate can be predetermined. The edit rate can be different in different implementations, for example, from about 1% to about 100% edit per unit time. In some embodiments, the edit rate is, is about, is at least, or is at most, 1%, 2%, 3%, 4%, 5%, 6%, 7%, 8%, 9%, 10%, 11%, 12%, 13%, 14%, 15%, 16%, 17%, 18%, 19%, 20%, 21%, 22%, 23%, 24%, 25%, 26%, 27%, 28%, 29%, 30%, 31%, 32%, 33%, 34%, 35%, 36%, 37%, 38%, 39%, 40%, 41%, 42%, 43%, 44%, 45%, 46%, 47%, 48%, 49%, 50%, 51%, 52%, 53%, 54%, 55%, 56%, 57%, 58%, 59%, 60%, 61%, 62%, 63%, 64%, 65%, 66%, 67%, 68%, 69%, 70%, 71%, 72%, 73%, 74%, 75%, 76%, 77%, 78%, 79%, 80%, 81%, 82%, 83%, 84%, 85%, 86%, 87%, 88%, 89%, 90%, 91%, 92%, 93%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99%, 100%, or a number or a range between any two of these values, edit per unit time. The edit rate can be, for example, about 1% to 100% edit per cell per cell division cycle. In some embodiments, the edit rate is, is about, is at least, or is at most, 1%, 2%, 3%, 4%, 5%, 6%, 7%, 8%, 9%, 10%, 11%, 12%, 13%, 14%, 15%, 16%, 17%, 18%, 19%, 20%, 21%, 22%, 23%, 24%, 25%, 26%, 27%, 28%, 29%, 30%, 31%, 32%, 33%, 34%, 35%, 36%, 37%, 38%, 39%, 40%, 41%, 42%, 43%, 44%, 45%, 46%, 47%, 48%, 49%, 50%, 51%, 52%, 53%, 54%, 55%, 56%, 57%, 58%, 59%, 60%, 61%, 62%, 63%, 64%, 65%, 66%, 67%, 68%, 69%, 70%, 71%, 72%, 73%, 74%, 75%, 76%, 77%, 78%, 79%, 80%, 81%, 82%, 83%, 84%, 85%, 86%, 87%, 88%, 89%, 90%, 91%, 92%, 93%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99%, 100%, or a number or a range between any two of these values, edit per cell per cell division cycle.

Gene Expression

In some embodiments, the method comprises: determining gene expression (or other -omics data, such as proteomics data, and epigenomics data) in one, at least one, or each of the plurality of cells. Determining the gene expression can comprise: determining the gene expression in one, at least one, or each of the plurality of cells using seqFISH. In some embodiments, the method comprises: correlating the gene expression of two or more fixed cells of the plurality of fixed cells with the lineages of, the clonal relationship between, and/or the spatial relationship of, the two or more fixed cells. The lineages of, the clonal relationship between, and/or the spatial relationship of, the two or more fixed cells can be determined using the barcode sequences (or combinations of barcode sequences) of the barcodes in the fixed cells. For example, the method can include determining whether cells with similar expression of one or more genes correlate with the lineages of the cells. As another example, the method can include determining whether cells in close proximity have similar expression.

Sample

The plurality of cells can comprise, comprise about, comprise at least, or comprise at most, 2, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900, 1000, 2000, 3000, 4000, 5000, 6000, 7000, 8000, 9000, 10000, or a number or a range between any two of these values, cells. All cells can be cells of a cell type, of a cell subtype, and/or of an identical lineage. At least two cells can be cells of a cell type, cells of a cell subtype, and/or cells of an identical lineage. In some embodiments, the number of cells of a cell type, of a cell subtype, and/or of an identical lineage can be, can be about, can be at least, or can be at most, 2, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900, 1000, 2000, 3000, 4000, 5000, 6000, 7000, 8000, 9000, 10000, or a number or a range between any two of these values.

No two cells can be cells of a cell type, of a cell subtype, and/or of an identical lineage. At least two cells can be cells of different cell types, cells of different cell subtypes, and/or cells of different lineages. In some embodiments, the number of cells of different cell types, of different cell subtypes, and/or of different lineages can be, can be about, can be at least, or can be at most, 2, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900, 1000, 2000, 3000, 4000, 5000, 6000, 7000, 8000, 9000, 10000, or a number or a range between any two of these values.

The plurality of cells can comprise a cell of interest (e.g., a cancer cell) and/or a cell not of interest (e.g., a normal cell). The number of cell(s) of the plurality of cells being cell(s) of interest can be different in different implementations. In some embodiments, the number of cell(s) of the plurality of cells being cell(s) of interest can be, can be about, can be at least, or can be at most, 1, 2, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900, 1000, 2000, 3000, 4000, 5000, 6000, 7000, 8000, 9000, 10000, or a number or a range between any two of these values. The number of cell(s) of the plurality of cells being cell(s) not of interest can be different in different implementations. In some embodiments, the number of cell(s) of the plurality of cells being cell(s) not of interest can be, can be about, can be at least, or can be at most, 1, 2, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900, 1000, 2000, 3000, 4000, 5000, 6000, 7000, 8000, 9000, 10000, or a number or a range between any two of these values.

In some embodiments, the plurality of cells is from a sample comprising a cell culture, a tissue, an organ (e.g., the brain), an embryo, an organism (e.g., a mammal), a section thereof. In some embodiments, the plurality of cells is from a sample comprising an in vivo sample and/or an in vitro sample. In some embodiments, the plurality of cells comprises one or more tumor cells, one or more immune cells, one or more epithelial cells, one or more nervous cells, one or more blood cells, one or more bone cells, one or more fat cells, one or more muscle cells, and/or one or more sex cells. In some embodiments, the plurality of cells comprises one or more stem cells, one or more progenitor cells, and/or one or more mature cells. In some embodiments, two, at least two, or each of the plurality of cells are cultured under an identical condition. In some embodiments, two, at least two, or each of the plurality of cells are cultured under different conditions. The number of different conditions can be different in different implementations. In some embodiments, the number of different implementations is, is about, is at last, or is at most, 2, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900, 1000, 2000, 3000, 4000, 5000, 6000, 7000, 8000, 9000, 10000, 20000, 30000, 40000, 50000, 60000, 70000, 80000, 90000, 100000, or a number or a range between any two of these values. The identical condition or each of the different conditions can comprise a genetic perturbation, an environmental perturbation, or a combination thereof.

Composition & Kit

Disclosed herein include embodiments of a plurality of compositions for determining barcode sequences in situ. In some embodiments, the plurality of compositions comprises: a plurality of cells each comprising a barcode polynucleotide with a barcode sequence disclosed herein. The plurality of compositions can comprise: (a) a donor plasmid comprising the barcode polynucleotide, a sequence thereof, a subsequence thereof, or a reverse complementary sequence of any of the proceeding, the barcode polynucleotide comprising at least one barcode sequence disclosed herein, (b) a plasmid capable of expressing Cas9 and/or a guide ribonucleic acid (gRNA) for integrating the barcode polynucleotide into the genome disclosed herein, and/or (c) a viral vector for integrating the barcode polynucleotide into each of the plurality of cells disclosed herein. The viral vector can comprise a polynucleotide comprising the barcode polynucleotide, a sequence thereof, a subsequence thereof, or a reverse complementary sequence disclosed herein. The plurality of compositions can comprise: a fixative (e.g., a non-cross-linking fixative) disclosed herein. The plurality of compositions can comprise: a polymerase (e.g., a phage polymerase). The plurality of compositions can comprise: a plurality of detection probes (e.g., detection probes conjugated with fluorophores, or detection probes not conjugated with fluorophores) disclosed herein. The plurality of compositions can comprise: pairs of amplifier probes (e.g., pairs of amplifier probes with amplifier probes of a pair conjugated with an identical fluorophore), or a plurality of first amplifier probes disclosed herein.

Disclosed herein include embodiments of a kit. In some embodiments, the kit comprises: a plurality of compositions disclosed herein. The kit can comprise: instructions for using the plurality of compositions for determining barcode sequences in situ, high throughput screening, analyzing clonal dynamics and heterogeneity in a tumor or tumors, immunology, or developmental biology, and/or lineage or event recording.

APPLICATIONS

Disclosed herein include embodiments of a method comprising using a plurality of compositions or a kit disclosed herein for applications including, but are not limited to, high throughput screening, analyzing clonal dynamics and heterogeneity in a tumor or tumors, immunology, or developmental biology, and/or lineage or event recording.

Genetic barcodes are unique DNA sequences that identify individual cells and their descendants. Barcoding are used in diverse biological fields, including immunology, neurobiology, and cancer biology. It has also enabled high throughput screening methods leading to discovery of novel genetic regulators and pharmaceutical perturbations. Dynamic barcoding, in which targeted genomic sequences are continuously modified to generate sequence diversity, has opened up the ability to reconstruct history of cellular events based on information recorded through genomic edits.

Analysis of barcodes has previously been limited to sequencing-based methods. Sequencing approaches provide accurate readout but disrupt the spatial context of cells and, in the case of single cell sequencing methods, typically recover information from a low percentage of cells in a given sample. The ability to read out barcode features and discriminate barcodes using imaging methods would enable identification and analysis of clones, lineages, and recorded genetic information by in situ imaging, without requiring sequencing. It would also be advantageously to enable efficient and straightforward readout of compact barcodes and detection of small changes in the barcode sequence, and be compatible with in situ transcriptional profiling techniques.

Disclosed herein includes compositions, kits, methods and systems based on phage RNA polymerases for imaging-based barcode readout in single cells. Phage polymerases efficiently transcribe barcodes in fixed cells, producing easily detectable fluorescent dots localized to transcriptional sites. Transcription enables detection of, for example, short 20 bp barcodes with discrimination of single nucleotide variants using competing probes. This capability enables recovery of edits made by a CRISPR base editors in living cells. This system, termed Zombie (for “Optical Measurement of Barcodes by In-situ Expression”), is versatile, operating in diverse contexts including cultured cells from various sources, for example human and mouse, and various animal tissues, including chick and mouse tissues. Thus, the method and system disclosed herein can allow high density barcoding and recording with imaging-based readout.

Applications in which the in-situ barcode readout method and system disclosed herein can be used include, but are not limited to:

High throughput screening applications. Cellular phenotypes can be assayed, for example, by imaging and connected to genetic or environmental perturbations that can be identified by barcode sequences. In such applications, large numbers of conditions or perturbations can be analyzed in parallel by in situ imaging rather than sequencing. Also, dynamic phenotypes can be recovered this way by using time-lapse imaging to analyze the temporal dynamics of cellular behaviors, with end-point analysis of barcodes in the same cell.

Analysis of clonal dynamics and heterogeneity in tumors, immunology, and developmental biology. A major question in cancer is the lineage structure of tumors and metastases and its relationship to the spatial organization of the tumor. Sequencing-based barcoding methods have been applied to this problem, but do not preserve spatial organization. The method and system disclosed herein will allow in situ analysis of lineage structure within animal or human tumor contexts for biomedical research and clinical applications. Similar approaches can provide insights into immune system development and tissue development.

Lineage and event recording. Recent work has provided methods for active recording of lineage and event history information in cellular genomes by continuous editing or modification of barcodes over multiple cell division cycles. In particular, “base editors’ can be used to modify barcodes by changing single nucleotides. The method and system disclosed herein can enable read out of such single base edits in situ by imaging.

EXAMPLES

Some aspects of the embodiments discussed above are disclosed in further detail in the following examples, which are not in any way intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure.

Experimental Materials and Methods

The following experimental materials and methods were used for Examples 1-5 described below.

Cell Culture

E14 mouse embryonic stem (mES) cells (ATCC cat no. CRL-1821) were cultured in media containing Glasgow's Modified Eagle Medium (GMEM) (Sigma, St. Louis, Mo.), 15% embryonic stem (ES) cell (fetal bovine serum) FBS qualified (Atlanta Biologicals, Norcross, Ga.), lx Modified Eagle Medium (MEM) Non-Essential Amino Acids (Thermo Fisher Scientific, Canoga Park, Calif.), 1 mM Sodium Pyruvate (Thermo Fisher Scientific, Canoga Park, Calif.), 100M 3-mercaptoethanol (Thermo Fisher Scientific, Canoga Park, Calif.), 1× Penicillin-Streptomycin-L-Glutamine (Thermo Fisher Scientific, Canoga Park, Calif.), and 1000 U/ml Leukaemia Inhibitory Factor (Millipore). Cells were maintained on polystyrene (Falcon) coated with 0.1% gelatin (Sigma, St. Louis, Mo.) at 37° C. and 5% CO₂.

HEK293T cells were cultured in 1× Dulbecco's Modified Eagle Medium (DMEM) (Corning, Compton, Calif.), 10% FBS (Corning, Compton, Calif.), 1× Penicillin-Streptomycin-L-Glutamine (Corning, Compton, Calif.), 1 mM Sodium Pyruvate (Corning, Compton, Calif.), and 1×MEM Nonessential Amino Acids (Corning, Compton, Calif.) on polystyrene (Falcon) plates at 37° C. and 5% CO₂.

For transient transfections, HEK293T cells were plated in 48-well plates at the density of 125000 cells per well. The next day, cells were transfected with 1.5 μl Lipofectamine 2000 (Thermo Fisher Scientific, Canoga Park, Calif.) according to the manufacturer's instruction. 350 ng of ABE7.10 plasmid, 150 ng of gRNA expression plasmid, and 100 ng of GFP plasmid was used per well. In control wells, ABE7.10 and gRNA plasmids were replaced by pUC19 plasmid (NEB) to maintain the total amount of plasmids transfected at a constant level. Cells were then passaged to 24-well plates the day after transfection.

For in situ detection of barcodes, cells were plated on glass bottom 96-well plates (Cellvis) that were coated with 20 μg/ml laminin-511 (Biolamina) for at least 3 hours at 37° C.

Cell Line Engineering

Sequences of constructs, barcodes, and probes used in the examples below are shown in Tables 1A-1B, 2, 3A-3B, 4A-4D, 5A-5D, and 6A-6B. To create stable polyclonal cell lines, mES cells were cultured in 24-well plates to approximately 70% confluency and co-transfected with 600 ng of donor plasmid (Z1, control, or Z3) and 200 ng of modified pX330 plasmid (Addgene #42230) expressing Cas9 and a gRNA targeting ROSA26 locus (CAGGACAACGCCCACACACC (SEQ ID NO. 1)). Transfection was performed using Lipofectamine LTX with Plus reagent (Thermo Fisher Scientific, Canoga Park, Calif.) based on the manufacturer's protocol. The cells were then passaged to a 6-well plate the next day and selected with 500 ug/ml Geneticin starting at 2 days after transfection.

TABLE 1A Sequences of the constructs, barcodes, and/or probes used in Example 1. See FIGS. 1C, 1D, 1F, 1G, and related figures for results. Probe target HCR initiator Fluorophore Related figure(s) Zi-barcode B1 Alexa 546 FIGS. 1C, 1D, and 8 Cerulean B3 Alexa 488 Cerulean-3′UTR B2 Alexa 647 Z3-barcode1 B1 Alexa 488 FIGS. 1F, 1G, and 9 Z3-barcode2 B2 Alexa 647 Z3-barcode3 B4 Alexa 546 Cerulean B3 Alexa 594 Zi-barcode B1 Alexa 647 FIG. 7 Cerulean B3 Alexa 488 Cerulean-3′UTR B2 Alexa 594 Pooled split initiator (v3.0) probes were purchased from Molecular Instruments and used according to their protocol.

TABLE 1B Sequences of the constructs, barcodes, and/or probes used in Example 1. See FIGS. 1C, 1D, 1F, 1G, and related figures for results. SEQ ID Name Sequence NO. Z1- taacaggaaacagctatgacgggccccctaggtaagcagtatcttcgacagcttgtctctccagatg 2 barcode ctcttgggccatcttccacatcgtccgtagcagccttggcaatttgccatcactggcaaatacacat aaatccaatgaatacggttaccaccatcacattaccatgcaggtacacagcaagaattgacgttggc atatcacatggtgtaataaccccacttgtgaaacaacccagaataaggtacaaggcggaaatgtcgt cattctaaaataaaaggcatggccaggaatttgtctaataccgggaacttaaattcagcttgaacac cagtcgcaaaaaattcaaagaaagtgattcaggttcgggttcgtggattggaacagcttcttttgtt tcagtgatgagagaatcctcctgtcactcgagaaagaatcaaagaggccaacaacgcagaacaggaa acagctatgacgggccccctaggtaagcagtatcttcgacagcttgtctctccagatgctcttgggc catcttccacatcgtccgtagcagccttggcaatttgccatcactggcaaatacacataaatccaat gaatacggttaccaccatcacattaccatgcaggtacacagcaagaattgacgttggcatatcacat ggtgtaataaccccacttgtgaaacaacccagaataaggtacaaggcggaaatgtcgtcattctaaa ataaaaggcatggccaggaatttgtctaataccgggaacttaaattcagcttgaacaccagtcgcaa aaaattcaaagaaagtgattcaggttcgggttcgtggattggaacagcttcttttgtttcagtgatg agagaatcctcctgtcactcgagaaagaatcaaagaggccaacaa Z3- taacaggaaacagctatgacgggccccctaggtaagcagtatcttcgacagcttgtctctccagatg 3 barcode1 ctcttgggccatcttccacatcgtccgtagcagccttggcaatttgccatcactggcaaatacacat aaatccaatgaatacggttaccaccatcacattaccatgcaggtacacagcaagaattgacgttggc atatcacatggtgtaataaccccacttgtgaaacaacccagaataaggtacaaggcggaaatgtcgt cattctaaaataaaaggcatggccaggaatttgtctaataccgggaacttaaattcagcttgaacac cagtcgcaaaaaattcaaagaaagtgattcaggttcgggttcgtggattggaacagcttcttttgtt tcagtgatgagagaatcctcctgtcactcgagaaagaatcaaagaggccaacaacgcagaacaggaa acagctatgacgggccccctaggtaagcagtatcttcgacagcttgtctctccagatgctcttgggc catcttccacatcgtccgtagcagccttggcaatttgccatcactggcaaatacacataaatccaat gaatacggttaccaccatcacattaccatgcaggtacacagcaagaattgacgttggcatatcacat ggtgtaataaccccacttgtgaaacaacccagaataaggtacaaggcggaaatgtcgtcattctaaa ataaaaggcatggccaggaatttgtctaataccgggaacttaaattcagcttgaacaccagtcgcaa aaaattcaaagaaagtgattcaggttcgggttcgtggattggaacagcttcttttgtttcagtgatg agagaatcctcctgtcactcgagaaagaatcaaagaggccaacaa Z3- taacaggaaacagctatgacgggccccctagggggttctgacttcttacgaaaatgtggctagcatt 4 barcode2 ccattctctgacgttcaaagaatcggaataagtcatggtaatggtgggaaatctaatagaagcgact cccataacctccatatttcttggcaaataattctgtctgggttaccgttcacgagccttcagagatc tacgacgtgtagtgggtgggcttgccctccagggtgtagtttgtaattagaatgggatttcctgttt taagtacccaaatacgaaaattgctcttgatgtttaacggctcacttttaagtaaagtttgtgccaa taccgtgcatgggagtaagttattgccaatcttcgagaatttaggcaattttggtatactcaactgg gtctaatatggtggacggaatgatttctcgagaaagaatcaaagaggccaacaacgcagaacaggaa acagctatgacgggccccctagggggttctgacttcttacgaaaatgtggctagcattccattctct gacgttcaaagaatcggaataagtcatggtaatggtgggaaatctaatagaagcgactcccataacc tccatatttcttggcaaataattctgtctgggttaccgttcacgagccttcagagatctacgacgtg tagtgggtgggcttgccctccagggtgtagtttgtaattagaatgggatttcctgttttaagtaccc aaatacgaaaattgctcttgatgtttaacggctcacttttaagtaaagtttgtgccaataccgtgca tgggagtaagttattgccaatcttcgagaatttaggcaattttggtatactcaactgggtctaatat ggtggacggaatgatttctcgagaaagaatcaaagaggccaacaa Z3- taacaggaaacagctatgacgggccccctaggcacattgcgtctttataaacttactaaaggttttg 5 barcode3 gatagttttgaacccattgtttgacgaatattccatattaaaaactctaaaataaaccccagccacc aacatttgaaccagcgttccccccatctccgctgtgatcattctagatctgtattatggcatcgact atgggaatacagggttattctcccattttattgaggtatatggccagttgcgcaacttctttgatga aattttatttgtccgttgcatgattgaaatcctaccagtagttatatatatgtctttttcattgttg tactttggataaagctgcttcttcagaacgctccctactatgctttaaacgcttattttcggaagaa atcatgtgggtcatatttttttgcttctcgagaaagaatcaaagaggccaacaacgcagaacaggaa acagctatgacgggccccctaggcacattgcgtctttataaacttactaaaggttttggatagtttt gaacccattgtttgacgaatattccatattaaaaactctaaaataaaccccagccaccaacatttga accagcgttccccccatctccgctgtgatcattctagatctgtattatggcatcgactatgggaata cagggttattctcccattttattgaggtatatggccagttgcgcaacttctttgatgaaattttatt tgtccgttgcatgattgaaatcctaccagtagttatatatatgtctttttcattgttgtactttgga taaagctgcttcttcagaacgctccctactatgctttaaacgcttattttcggaagaaatcatgtgg gtcatatttttttgcttctcgagaaagaatcaaagaggccaacaa Z1 agacacctcgagacccaataaaagatctttattttcattagatctgtgtgttggttttttgtgtgtc 6 construct tagagtgtgggtgtgggcgttgtcctgcaggggaattgaacaggtgtaaaattggagggacaagact tcccacagattttcggttttgtcgggaagttttttaataggggcaaataaggaaaatgggaggatag gtagtcatctggggttttatgcagcaaaactacaggttattattgcttgtgatccgcctcggagtat tttccatcgaggtagattaaagacatgctcacccgagttttatactctcctgcttgagatccttact acagtatgaaattacagtgtcgcgagttagactatgtaagcagaattttaatcatttttaaagagcc cagtacttcatatccatttctcccgctccttctgcagccttatcaaaaggtattttagaacactcat tttagccccattttcatttattatactggcttatccaacccctagacagagcattggcattttccct ttcctgatcttagaagtctgatgactcatgaaaccagacagattaccctgttatccctagaattcag cttgggataaaaagctatggcataggcggtaatacggttatccacagaatcaggggataacgcagga aagaacatgtgagcaaaaggccagcaaaaggccaggaaccgtaaaaaggccgcgttgctggcgtttt tccataggctccgcccccctgacgagcatcacaaaaatcgacgctcaagtcagaggtggcgaaaccc gacaggactataaagataccaggcgtttccccctggaagctccctcgtgcgctctcctgttccgacc ctgccgcttaccggatacctgtccgcctttctcccttcgggaagcgtggcgctttctcatagctcac gctgtaggtatctcagttcggtgtaggtcgttcgctccaagctgggctgtgtgcacgaaccccccgt tcagcccgaccgctgcgccttatccggtaactatcgtcttgagtccaacccggtaagacacgactta tcgccactggcagcagccactggtaacaggattagcagagcgaggtatgtaggcggtgctacagagt tcttgaagtggtggcctaactacggctacactagaagaacagtatttggtatctgcgctctgctgaa gccagttaccttcggaaaaagagttggtagctcttgatccggcaaacaaaccaccgctggtagcggt ggtttttttgtttgcaagcagcagattacgcgcagaaaaaaaggatctcaagaagatcctttgatct tttctacggggtctgacgctcagtggaacgaaaactcacgttaagggattttggtcatgagattatc aaaaaggatcttcacctagatccttttaaattaaaaatgaagttttaaatcaatctaaagtatatat gagtaaacttggtctgacagttaccaatgcttaatcagtgaggcacctatctcagcgatctgtctat ttcgttcatccatagttgcctgactccccgtcgtgtagataactacgatacgggagggcttaccatc tggccccagtgctgcaatgataccgcgagatccacgctcaccggctccagatttatcagcaataaac cagccagccggaagggccgagcgcagaagtggtcctgcaactttatccgcctccatccagtctatta attgttgccgggaagctagagtaagtagttcgccagttaatagtttgcgcaacgttgttgccattgc tacaggcatcgtggtgtcacgctcgtcgtttggtatggcttcattcagctccggttcccaacgatca aggcgagttacatgatcccccatgttgtgcaaaaaagcggttagctccttcggtcctccgatcgttg tcagaagtaagttggccgcagtgttatcactcatggttatggcagcactgcataattctcttactgt catgccatccgtaagatgcttttctgtgactggtgagtactcaaccaagtcattctgagaatagtgt atgcggcgaccgagttgctcttgcccggcgtcaatacgggataataccgcgccacatagcagaactt taaaagtgctcatcattggaaaacgttcttcggggcgaaaactctcaaggatcttaccgctgttgag atccagttcgatgtaacccactcgtgcacccaactgatcttcagcatcttttactttcaccagcgtt tctgggtgagcaaaaacaggaaggcaaaatgccgcaaaaaagggaataagggcgacacggaaatgtt gaatactcatactcttcctttttcaatattattgaagcatttatcagggttattgtctcatgagcgg atacatatttgaatgtatttagaaaaataaacaaataggggtgatttaatctgtatcaggggcgtat agtggagcaaagcgaattctaactataacggtcctaaggtagcgaaggccctcccctcggccccgcg ccgcagagtctggccgcgcgcccctgcgcaacgtggcaggaagcgcgcgctgggggcggggacgggc agtagggctgagcggctgcggggcgggtgcaagcacgtttccgacttgagttgcctcaagaggggcg tgctgagccagacctccatcgcgcactccggggagtggagggaaggagcgagggctcagttgggctg ttttggaggcaggaagcacttgctctcccaaagtcgctctgagttgttatcagtaagggagctgcag tggagtaggcggggagaaggccgcacccttctccggaggggggaggggagtgttgcaatacctttct gggagttctctgctgcctcctggcttctgaggaccgccctgggcctgggagaatcccttccccctct tccctcgtgatctgcaactccagtctttctagaagatgggcgggagtcttttgggcaggcttaaagg ctaacctggttagggcgcagtagtccagggtttccttgatgatgtcatacttatcctgtcccttttt tttccacagctcgcggttgaggacaaactcttcgcggtctttccagtgttgacaattaatcatcggc atagtatatcggcatagtataatacgacaaggtgaggaacgccaccatgattgaacaagatggattg cacgcaggttctccggccgcttgggtggagaggctattcggctatgactgggcacaacagacaatcg gctgctctgatgccgccgtgttccggctgtcagcgcaggggcgcccggttctttttgtcaagaccga cctgtccggtgccctgaatgaactgcaagacgaggcagcgcggctatcgtggctggccacgacgggc gttccttgcgcagctgtgctcgacgttgtcactgaagcgggaagggactggctgctattgggcgaag tgccggggcaggatctcctgtcatctcaccttgctcctgccgagaaagtatccatcatggctgatgc aatgcggcggctgcatacgcttgatccggctacctgcccattcgaccaccaagcgaaacatcgcatc gagcgagcacgtactcggatggaagccggtcttgtcgatcaggatgatctggacgaagagcatcagg ggctcgcgccagccgaactgttcgccaggctcaaggcgagcatgcccgacggcgaggatctcgtcgt gacccatggcgatgcctgcttgccgaatatcatggtggaaaatggccgcttttctggattcatcgac tgtggccggctgggtgtggcggaccgctatcaggacatagcgttggctacccgtgatattgctgaag agcttggcggcgaatgggctgaccgcttcctcgtgctttacggtatcgccgctcccgattcgcagcg catcgccttctatcgccttcttgacgagttcttctgatgtacaagtaaagcggccgcgactctagat cataatcagccataccacatttgtagaggttttacttgctttaaaaaacctcccacacctccccctg aacctgaaacataaaatgaatgcaattgttgttgttaacttgtttattgcagcttataatggttaca aataaagcaatagcatcacaaatttcacaaataaagcatttttttcactgcattctagttgtggttt gtccaaactcatcaatgtatcttaggtctcgcgtactgtaggtcctttcagcaaaaaacccctcaag acccgtttagaggccccaaggggttatgctagttattgctcagcggtggcagcagccaactcagctt cctttcgggctttgttagcagccggatctcagtggtggtggtggtggtgctcccatctgacttgcaa gaaaacagatggcaagcatgacaatcatttcgagtgcggccgcagcgacaaacaacagataaaacga aaggcccagtctttcgactgagcctttcgttttatttgaagcttctttcagcaaaaaaccccgcagg acccccgaagaggccccgcggggttatgctaggtcgactacgcagacgtaacaggaaacagctatga cgggccccctaggtaagcagtatcttcgacagcttgtctctccagatgctcttgggccatcttccac atcgtccgtagcagccttggcaatttgccatcactggcaaatacacataaatccaatgaatacggtt accaccatcacattaccatgcaggtacacagcaagaattgacgttggcatatcacatggtgtaataa ccccacttgtgaaacaacccagaataaggtacaaggcggaaatgtcgtcattctaaaataaaaggca tggccaggaatttgtctaataccgggaacttaaattcagcttgaacaccagtcgcaaaaaattcaaa gaaagtgattcaggttcgggttcgtggattggaacagcttcttttgtttcagtgatgagagaatcct cctgtcactcgagaaagaatcaaagaggccaacaacgcagaacaggaaacagctatgacgggccccc taggtaagcagtatcttcgacagcttgtctctccagatgctcttgggccatcttccacatcgtccgt agcagccttggcaatttgccatcactggcaaatacacataaatccaatgaatacggttaccaccatc acattaccatgcaggtacacagcaagaattgacgttggcatatcacatggtgtaataaccccacttg tgaaacaacccagaataaggtacaaggcggaaatgtcgtcattctaaaataaaaggcatggccagga atttgtctaataccgggaacttaaattcagcttgaacaccagtcgcaaaaaattcaaagaaagtgat tcaggttcgggttcgtggattggaacagcttcttttgtttcagtgatgagagaatcctcctgtcact cgagaaagaatcaaagaggccaacaacgacctgtagaggtcctccctttagtgagggttaattctcg agtctccctatagtgagtcgtattaattccgtgtattctatagtgtcacctaaatcgttacgggttc gtaaattctgcaggacttctagttattaatagtaatcaattacggggtcattagttcatagcccata tatggagttccgcgttacataacttacggtaaatggcccgcctggctgaccgcccaacgacccccgc ccattgacgtcaataatgacgtatgttcccatagtaacgccaatagggactttccattgacgtcaat gggtggagtatttacggtaaactgcccacttggcagtacatcaagtgtatcatatgccaagtacgcc ccctattgacgtcaatgacggtaaatggcccgcctggcattatgcccagtacatgaccttatgggac tttcctacttggcagtacatctacgtattagtcatcgctattaccatggtcgaggtgagccccacgt tctgcttcactctccccatctcccccccctccccacccccaattttgtatttatttattttttaatt attttgtgcagcgatgggggcggggggggggggggggcgcgcgccaggcggggcggggcggggcgag gggcggggcggggcgaggcggagaggtgcggcggcagccaatcagagcggcgcgctccgaaagtttc cttttatggcgaggcggcggcggcggcggccctataaaaagcgaagcgcgcggcgggcgggagtcgc tgcgcgctgccttcgccccgtgccccgctccgccgccgcctcgcgccgcccgccccggctctgactg accgcgttactcccacaggtgagcgggcgggacggcccttctcctccgggctgtaattagcgcttgg tttaatgacggcttgtttcttttctgtggctgcgtgaaagccttgaggggctccgggagggcccttt gtgcggggggagcggctcggggggtgcgtgcgtgtgtgtgtgcgtggggagcgccgcgtgcggctcc gcgctgcccggcggctgtgagcgctgcgggcgcggcgcggggctttgtgcgctccgcagtgtgcgcg aggggagcgcggccgggggcggtgccccgcggtgcgggggggctgcgaggggaacaaaggctgcgtg cggggtgtgtgcgtgggggggtgagcagggggtgtgggcgcgtcggtcgggctgcaacccccccctg cacccccctccccgagttgctgagcacggcccggcttcgggtgcggggctccgtacggggcgtggcg cggggctcgccgtgccgggcggggggtggcggcaggtgggggtgccgggcggggcggggccgcctcg ggccggggagggctcgggggaggggcgcggcggcccccggagcgccggcggctgtcgaggcgcggcg agccgcagccattgccttttatggtaatcgtgcgagagggcgcagggacttcctttgtcccaaatct gtgcggagccgaaatctgggaggcgccgccgcaccccctctagcgggcgcggggcgaagcggtgcgg cgccggcaggaaggaaatgggcggggagggccttcgtgcgtcgccgcgccgccgtccccttctccct ctccagcctcggggctgtccgcggggggacggctgccttcgggggggacggggcagggcggggttcg gcttctggcgtgtgaccggcggctctagagcctctgctaaccatgttcatgccttcttctttttcct acagctcctgggcaacgtgctggttattgtgctgtctcatcattttggcaaagaattgatttgatac cgcgggcccgggatcccctcgagggaattacctttggcgtagccgccaccatgccagagccagcgaa gtctgctcccgccccgaaaaagggctccaagaaggcggtgactaaggcgcagaagaaaggcggcaag aagcgcaagcgcagccgcaaggagagctattccatctatgtgtacaaggttctgaagcaggtccacc ctgacaccggcatttcgtccaaggccatgggcatcatgaattcgtttgtgaacgacattttcgagcg catcgctggtgaggcttcccgcctggcgcattacaacaagcgctcgaccatcacctccagggagatc cagacggccgtgcgcctgctgctgcctggggagttggccaagcacgccgtgtccgagggtactaagg ccatcaccaagtacaccagcgctaaggatccccgggtaccggtcgccaccatggtgagcaagggcga ggagctgttcaccggggtggtgcccatcctggtcgagctggacggcgacgtaaacggccacaagttc agcgtgtccggcgagggcgagggcgatgccacctacggcaagctgaccctgaagttcatctgcacca ccggcaagctgcccgtgccctggcccaccctcgtgaccaccctgacctggggcgtgcagtgcttcgc ccgctaccccgaccacatgaagcagcacgacttcttcaagtccgccatgcccgaaggctacgtccag gagcgcaccatcttcttcaaggacgacggcaactacaagacccgcgccgaggtgaagttcgagggcg acaccctggtgaaccgcatcgagctgaagggcatcgacttcaaggaggacggcaacatcctggggca caagctggagtacaacgccatcagcgacaacgtctatatcaccgccgacaagcagaagaacggcatc aaggccaacttcaagatccgccacaacatcgaggacggcagcgtgcagctcgccgaccactaccagc agaacacccccatcggcgacggccccgtgctgctgcccgacaaccactacctgagcacccagtccaa gctgagcaaagaccccaacgagaagcgcgatcacatggtcctgctggagttcgtgaccgccgccggg atcactctcggcatggacgagctgtacaagtgaacctgagtcgtaacaggaaacagctatgacgggc cccctaggacgttcccatagctccttttgatgtcttaatgtaggttcaacagatatgcggcttcttc gcattctgatggcgtcagctacgataggcgagagctgaatagttgaaaatttttagcagatgcctga gaaaattaaacttgatttgattccagtaatttaccaaaatacgcacagttgccttcttcgatgtaat cttttcaatcgtactatgtcgtatgcagttagcaaatgaaagtagcaacaccaatttgcgccagaat ttcacgtcgaaaatatccttaaaccttgcaagccaagttacggagttgaaatttccgtaagctacgg ttatcttccaatggcccatacttggctaaatcagagttccctttcgtggaaactgcaatagccaaat tcctcgagaaagaatcaaagaggccaacaacgcagaacaggaaacagctatgacgggccccctagga cgttcccatagctccttttgatgtcttaatgtaggttcaacagatatgcggcttcttcgcattctga tggcgtcagctacgataggcgagagctgaatagttgaaaatttttagcagatgcctgagaaaattaa acttgatttgattccagtaatttaccaaaatacgcacagttgccttcttcgatgtaatcttttcaat cgtactatgtcgtatgcagttagcaaatgaaagtagcaacaccaatttgcgccagaatttcacgtcg aaaatatccttaaaccttgcaagccaagttacggagttgaaatttccgtaagctacggttatcttcc aatggcccatacttggctaaatcagagttccctttcgtggaaactgcaatagccaaattcctcgaga aagaatcaaagaggccaacaacgacctgctaaggtctgtgccttctagttgccagccatctgttgtt tgcccctcccccgtgccttccttgaccctggaaggtgccactcccactgtcctttcctaataaaatg aggaaattgcatcgcattgtctgagtaggtgtcattctattctggggggtggggtggggcaggacag caagggggaggattgggaagagaatagcaggcatgctggggatgcggtgggctctatggtacg Control agacacctcgagacccaataaaagatctttattttcattagatctgtgtgttggttttttgtgtgtc 7 construct tagagtgtgggtgtgggcgttgtcctgcaggggaattgaacaggtgtaaaattggagggacaagact tcccacagattttcggttttgtcgggaagttttttaataggggcaaataaggaaaatgggaggatag gtagtcatctggggttttatgcagcaaaactacaggttattattgcttgtgatccgcctcggagtat tttccatcgaggtagattaaagacatgctcacccgagttttatactctcctgcttgagatccttact acagtatgaaattacagtgtcgcgagttagactatgtaagcagaattttaatcatttttaaagagcc cagtacttcatatccatttctcccgctccttctgcagccttatcaaaaggtattttagaacactcat tttagccccattttcatttattatactggcttatccaacccctagacagagcattggcattttccct ttcctgatcttagaagtctgatgactcatgaaaccagacagattaccctgttatccctagaattcag 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ggccagttgcgcaacttctttgatgaaattttatttgtccgttgcatgattgaaatcctaccagtag ttatatatatgtctttttcattgttgtactttggataaagctgcttcttcagaacgctccctactat gctttaaacgcttattttcggaagaaatcatgtgggtcatatttttttgcttctcgagaaagaatca aagaggccaacaacgacctggttcgtaggcttgtcgacgacggcgttctccgtcgtcaggatcatac ctagacacctcagaaggtcctccctttagtgagggttaattctcgagtctccctatagtgagtcgta ttaattccgtgtattctatagtgtcacctaaatcgttacggtagcgtactgtcgtaggtttgtctgg tcaaccaccgcgctctcagtggtgtacggtacaaaccacctcagaaggtggtttgtaccgtacacca ctgagagcgcggtggttgaccagacaaacctacggtagcgtaacaggaaacagctatgacgggcccc ctagggggttctgacttcttacgaaaatgtggctagcattccattctctgacgttcaaagaatcgga ataagtcatggtaatggtgggaaatctaatagaagcgactcccataacctccatatttcttggcaaa taattctgtctgggttaccgttcacgagccttcagagatctacgacgtgtagtgggtgggcttgccc tccagggtgtagtttgtaattagaatgggatttcctgttttaagtacccaaatacgaaaattgctct tgatgtttaacggctcacttttaagtaaagtttgtgccaataccgtgcatgggagtaagttattgcc aatcttcgagaatttaggcaattttggtatactcaactgggtctaatatggtggacggaatgatttc tcgagaaagaatcaaagaggccaacaacgcagaacaggaaacagctatgacgggccccctagggggt tctgacttcttacgaaaatgtggctagcattccattctctgacgttcaaagaatcggaataagtcat ggtaatggtgggaaatctaatagaagcgactcccataacctccatatttcttggcaaataattctgt ctgggttaccgttcacgagccttcagagatctacgacgtgtagtgggtgggcttgccctccagggtg tagtttgtaattagaatgggatttcctgttttaagtacccaaatacgaaaattgctcttgatgttta acggctcacttttaagtaaagtttgtgccaataccgtgcatgggagtaagttattgccaatcttcga gaatttaggcaattttggtatactcaactgggtctaatatggtggacggaatgatttctcgagaaag aatcaaagaggccaacaacgacctggttcgtaggcttgtcgacgacggcgctctccgtcgtcaggat catacctagacacctggttaggtcctccctttagtgagggttaattctcgagtctccctatagtgag tcgtattaattccgtgtattctatagtgtcacctaaatcgttacgttggcgtactgtcgtaggtttg tctggtcaaccaccgcgcactcagtggtgtacggtacaaaccacctcagaaggtggtttgtaccgta caccactgagtgcgcggtggttgaccagacaaacctacggtagcgtaacaggaaacagctatgacgg gccccctaggtaagcagtatcttcgacagcttgtctctccagatgctcttgggccatcttccacatc gtccgtagcagccttggcaatttgccatcactggcaaatacacataaatccaatgaatacggttacc accatcacattaccatgcaggtacacagcaagaattgacgttggcatatcacatggtgtaataaccc cacttgtgaaacaacccagaataaggtacaaggcggaaatgtcgtcattctaaaataaaaggcatgg ccaggaatttgtctaataccgggaacttaaattcagcttgaacaccagtcgcaaaaaattcaaagaa agtgattcaggttcgggttcgtggattggaacagcttcttttgtttcagtgatgagagaatcctcct gtcactcgagaaagaatcaaagaggccaacaacgcagaacaggaaacagctatgacgggccccctag gtaagcagtatcttcgacagcttgtctctccagatgctcttgggccatcttccacatcgtccgtagc agccttggcaatttgccatcactggcaaatacacataaatccaatgaatacggttaccaccatcaca ttaccatgcaggtacacagcaagaattgacgttggcatatcacatggtgtaataaccccacttgtga aacaacccagaataaggtacaaggcggaaatgtcgtcattctaaaataaaaggcatggccaggaatt tgtctaataccgggaacttaaattcagcttgaacaccagtcgcaaaaaattcaaagaaagtgattca ggttcgggttcgtggattggaacagcttcttttgtttcagtgatgagagaatcctcctgtcactcga gaaagaatcaaagaggccaacaacgacctggttcgtaggcttgtcgacgacggcgcactccgtcgtc aggatcatacctagacacctgagtaggtcctccctttagtgagggttaattctcgagtctccctata gtgagtcgtattaattccgtgtattctatagtgtcacctaaatcgttacggctacgtaaattctgca ggacttctagttattaatagtaatcaattacggggtcattagttcatagcccatatatggagttccg cgttacataacttacggtaaatggcccgcctggctgaccgcccaacgacccccgcccattgacgtca ataatgacgtatgttcccatagtaacgccaatagggactttccattgacgtcaatgggtggagtatt tacggtaaactgcccacttggcagtacatcaagtgtatcatatgccaagtacgccccctattgacgt caatgacggtaaatggcccgcctggcattatgcccagtacatgaccttatgggactttcctacttgg cagtacatctacgtattagtcatcgctattaccatggtcgaggtgagccccacgttctgcttcactc tccccatctcccccccctccccacccccaattttgtatttatttattttttaattattttgtgcagc gatgggggcggggggggggggggggcgcgcgccaggcggggcggggcggggcgaggggcggggcggg gcgaggcggagaggtgcggcggcagccaatcagagcggcgcgctccgaaagtttccttttatggcga ggcggcggcggcggcggccctataaaaagcgaagcgcgcggcgggcgggagtcgctgcgcgctgcct tcgccccgtgccccgctccgccgccgcctcgcgccgcccgccccggctctgactgaccgcgttactc ccacaggtgagcgggcgggacggcccttctcctccgggctgtaattagcgcttggtttaatgacggc ttgtttcttttctgtggctgcgtgaaagccttgaggggctccgggagggccctttgtgcggggggag cggctcggggggtgcgtgcgtgtgtgtgtgcgtggggagcgccgcgtgcggctccgcgctgcccggc ggctgtgagcgctgcgggcgcggcgcggggctttgtgcgctccgcagtgtgcgcgaggggagcgcgg ccgggggcggtgccccgcggtgcgggggggctgcgaggggaacaaaggctgcgtgcggggtgtgtgc gtgggggggtgagcagggggtgtgggcgcgtcggtcgggctgcaacccccccctgcacccccctccc cgagttgctgagcacggcccggcttcgggtgcggggctccgtacggggcgtggcgcggggctcgccg tgccgggcggggggtggcggcaggtgggggtgccgggcggggcggggccgcctcgggccggggaggg ctcgggggaggggcgcggcggcccccggagcgccggcggctgtcgaggcgcggcgagccgcagccat tgccttttatggtaatcgtgcgagagggcgcagggacttcctttgtcccaaatctgtgcggagccga aatctgggaggcgccgccgcaccccctctagcgggcgcggggcgaagcggtgcggcgccggcaggaa ggaaatgggcggggagggccttcgtgcgtcgccgcgccgccgtccccttctccctctccagcctcgg ggctgtccgcggggggacggctgccttcgggggggacggggcagggcggggttcggcttctggcgtg tgaccggcggctctagagcctctgctaaccatgttcatgccttcttctttttcctacagctcctggg caacgtgctggttattgtgctgtctcatcattttggcaaagaattgatttgataccgcgggcccggg atcccctcgagggaattacctgaaccgtagccgccaccatgccagagccagcgaagtctgctcccgc cccgaaaaagggctccaagaaggcggtgactaaggcgcagaagaaaggcggcaagaagcgcaagcgc agccgcaaggagagctattccatctatgtgtacaaggttctgaagcaggtccaccctgacaccggca tttcgtccaaggccatgggcatcatgaattcgtttgtgaacgacattttcgagcgcatcgctggtga ggcttcccgcctggcgcattacaacaagcgctcgaccatcacctccagggagatccagacggccgtg cgcctgctgctgcctggggagttggccaagcacgccgtgtccgagggtactaaggccatcaccaagt acaccagcgctaaggatccccgggtaccggtcgccaccatggtgagcaagggcgaggagctgttcac cggggtggtgcccatcctggtcgagctggacggcgacgtaaacggccacaagttcagcgtgtccggc gagggcgagggcgatgccacctacggcaagctgaccctgaagttcatctgcaccaccggcaagctgc ccgtgccctggcccaccctcgtgaccaccctgacctggggcgtgcagtgcttcgcccgctaccccga ccacatgaagcagcacgacttcttcaagtccgccatgcccgaaggctacgtccaggagcgcaccatc ttcttcaaggacgacggcaactacaagacccgcgccgaggtgaagttcgagggcgacaccctggtga accgcatcgagctgaagggcatcgacttcaaggaggacggcaacatcctggggcacaagctggagta caacgccatcagcgacaacgtctatatcaccgccgacaagcagaagaacggcatcaaggccaacttc aagatccgccacaacatcgaggacggcagcgtgcagctcgccgaccactaccagcagaacaccccca tcggcgacggccccgtgctgctgcccgacaaccactacctgagcacccagtccaagctgagcaaaga ccccaacgagaagcgcgatcacatggtcctgctggagttcgtgaccgccgccgggatcactctcggc atggacgagctgtacaagtgaacctccttcgtaacaggaaacagctatgacgggccccctaggacgt tcccatagctccttttgatgtcttaatgtaggttcaacagatatgcggcttcttcgcattctgatgg cgtcagctacgataggcgagagctgaatagttgaaaatttttagcagatgcctgagaaaattaaact tgatttgattccagtaatttaccaaaatacgcacagttgccttcttcgatgtaatcttttcaatcgt actatgtcgtatgcagttagcaaatgaaagtagcaacaccaatttgcgccagaatttcacgtcgaaa atatccttaaaccttgcaagccaagttacggagttgaaatttccgtaagctacggttatcttccaat ggcccatacttggctaaatcagagttccctttcgtggaaactgcaatagccaaattcctcgagaaag aatcaaagaggccaacaacgcagaacaggaaacagctatgacgggccccctaggacgttcccatagc tccttttgatgtcttaatgtaggttcaacagatatgcggcttcttcgcattctgatggcgtcagcta cgataggcgagagctgaatagttgaaaatttttagcagatgcctgagaaaattaaacttgatttgat tccagtaatttaccaaaatacgcacagttgccttcttcgatgtaatcttttcaatcgtactatgtcg tatgcagttagcaaatgaaagtagcaacaccaatttgcgccagaatttcacgtcgaaaatatcctta aaccttgcaagccaagttacggagttgaaatttccgtaagctacggttatcttccaatggcccatac ttggctaaatcagagttccctttcgtggaaactgcaatagccaaattcctcgagaaagaatcaaaga ggccaacaacgacctcttgaggtctgtgccttctagttgccagccatctgttgtttgcccctccccc gtgccttccttgaccctggaaggtgccactcccactgtcctttcctaataaaatgaggaaattgcat cgcattgtctgagtaggtgtcattctattctggggggtggggtggggcaggacagcaagggggagga ttgggaagagaatagcaggcatgctggggatgcggtgggctctatggtacg

TABLE 2  Sequences the constructs, barcodes, and/or probes used in Example 2. See FIGS. 2B-2H and related figures for results. Probe sequence  SEQ Probe (probe-LINKER- HCR Fluoro- ID name INITIATOR) initiator phore NO. smFISH cgtggattggaacagcttct N/A Alexa 9 Probe 1 647 smFISH agcttgaacaccagtcgcaa N/A Alexa 10 Probe 2 488 smFISH gcatggccaggaatttgtct N/A Alexa 11 Probe 3 546 HCR cgtggattggaacagcttct- B1 Alexa 12 Probe 1 TATA-GCATTCTTTCTTGAGG 647 AGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAG HCR agcttgaacaccagtcgcaa- B2 Alexa 13 Probe 2 ATATA-GCTCAGTCCATCCTC 488 GTAAATCCTCATCAATCATC HCR gcatggccaggaatttgtct- B3 Alexa 14 Probe 3 TATA-AAAGTCTAATCCGTCC 546 CTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTC

TABLE 3A  Sequences the constructs, barcodes, and/or probes used in Example 3. See FIGS. 3C-3D and related figures for results. Color HCR SEQ permuta- Probe Probe sequence  ini- Fluoro- ID tion name (probe-LINKER-INITIATOR) tiator phore NO. 1 B1P2 cgtggattggaacagcttct-TATA- B1 Alexa 594 15 GCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAG 1 B2P2- cgtggatcggaacagcttct-TATA- B2 Alexa 546 16 TtoC AGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATC 1 B3P2- cgtggatgggaacagcttct-TATA- B3 Alexa 647 17 TtoG AAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTC 1 B4P2- cgtggataggaacagcttct-TATA- B4 Alexa 488 18 TtoA CACATTTACAGACCTCAACCTACCTCCAACTCTCAC 2 B2P2 cgtggattggaacagcttct-TATA- B2 Alexa 546 19 AGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATC 2 B3P2- cgtggatcggaacagcttct-TATA- B3 Alexa 647 20 TtoC AAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTC 2 B4P2- cgtggatgggaacagcttct-TATA- B4 Alexa 488 21 TtoG CACATTTACAGACCTCAACCTACCTCCAACTCTCAC 2 B1P2- cgtggataggaacagcttct-TATA- B1 Alexa 594 22 TtoA GCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAG 3 B3P2 cgtggattggaacagcttct-TATA- B3 Alexa 647 23 AAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTC 3 B4P2- cgtggat cggaacagcttct-TATA- B4 Alexa 488 24 TtoC CACATTTACAGACCTCAACCTACCTCCAACTCTCAC 3 B1P2- cgtggatgggaacagcttct-TATA- B1 Alexa 594 25 TtoG GCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAG 3 B2P2- cgtggataggaacagcttct-TATA- B2 Alexa 546 26 TtoA AGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATC 4 B4P2 cgtggattggaacagcttct-TATA- B4 Alexa 488 27 CACATTTACAGACCTCAACCTACCTCCAACTCTCAC 4 B1P2- cgtggat cggaacagcttct-TATA- B1 Alexa 594 28 TtoC GCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAG 4 B2P2- cgtggatgggaacagcttct-TATA- B2 Alexa 546 29 TtoG AGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATC 4 B3P2- cgtggataggaacagcttct-TATA- B3 Alexa 647 30 TtoA AAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTC 5 B1P2 cgtggattggaacagcttct-TATA- B1 Alexa 594 31 GCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAG 5 B2P2- cgtggattgcaacagcttct-TATA- B2 Alexa 546 32 GtoC AGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATC 5 B3P2- cgtggattgtaacagcttct-TATA- B3 Alexa 647 33 GtoT AAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTC 5 B4P2- cgtggattgaaacagcttct-TATA- B4 Alexa 488 34 GtoA CACATTTACAGACCTCAACCTACCTCCAACTCTCAC 6 B2P2 cgtggattggaacagcttct-TATA- B2 Alexa 546 35 AGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATC 6 B3P2- cgtggattgcaacagcttct-TATA- B3 Alexa 647 36 GtoC AAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTC 6 B4P2- cgtggattgtaacagcttct-TATA- B4 Alexa 488 37 GtoT CACATTTACAGACCTCAACCTACCTCCAACTCTCAC 6 B1P2- cgtggattgaaacagcttct-TATA- B1 Alexa 594 38 GtoA GCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAG 7 B3P2 cgtggattggaacagcttct-TATA- B3 Alexa 647 39 AAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTC 7 B4P2- cgtggattgcaacagcttct-TATA- B4 Alexa 488 40 GtoC CACATTTACAGACCTCAACCTACCTCCAACTCTCAC 7 B1P2- cgtggattgtaacagcttct-TATA- B1 Alexa 594 41 GtoT GCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAG 7 B2P2- cgtggattgaaacagcttct-TATA- B2 Alexa 546 42 GtoA AGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATC 8 B4P2 cgtggattggaacagcttct-TATA- B4 Alexa 488 43 CACATTTACAGACCTCAACCTACCTCCAACTCTCAC 8 B1P2- cgtggattgcaacagcttct-TATA- B1 Alexa 594 44 GtoC GCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAG 8 B2P2- cgtggattgtaacagcttct-TATA- B2 Alexa 546 45 GtoT AGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATC 8 B3P2- cgtggattgaaacagcttct-TATA- B3 Alexa 647 46 GtoA AAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTC 9 B1P2 cgtggattggaacagcttct-TATA- B1 Alexa 594 47 GCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAG 9 B2P2- cgtggattggaaaagcttct-TATA- B2 Alexa 546 48 CtoA AGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATC 9 B3P2- cgtggattggaagagcttct-TATA- B3 Alexa 647 49 CtoG AAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTC 9 B4P2- cgtggattggaatagcttct-TATA- B4 Alexa 488 50 CtoT CACATTTACAGACCTCAACCTACCTCCAACTCTCAC 10 B2P2 cgtggattggaacagcttct-TATA- B2 Alexa 546 51 AGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATC 10 B3P2- cgtggattggaaaagcttct-TATA- B3 Alexa 647 52 CtoA AAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTC 10 B4P2- cgtggattggaagagcttct-TATA- B4 Alexa 488 53 CtoG CACATTTACAGACCTCAACCTACCTCCAACTCTCAC 10 B1P2- cgtggattggaatagcttct-TATA- B1 Alexa 594 54 CtoT GCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAG 11 B3P2 cgtggattggaacagcttct-TATA- B3 Alexa 647 55 AAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTC 11 B4P2- cgtggattggaaaagcttct-TATA- B4 Alexa 488 56 CtoA CACATTTACAGACCTCAACCTACCTCCAACTCTCAC 11 B1P2- cgtggattggaagagcttct-TATA- B1 Alexa 594 57 CtoG GCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAG 11 B2P2- cgtggattggaatagcttct-TATA- B2 Alexa 546 58 CtoT AGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATC 12 B4P2 cgtggattggaacagcttct-TATA- B4 Alexa 488 59 CACATTTACAGACCTCAACCTACCTCCAACTCTCAC 12 B1P2- cgtggattggaaaagcttct-TATA- B1 Alexa 594 60 CtoA GCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAG 12 B2P2- cgtggattggaagagcttct-TATA- B2 Alexa 546 61 CtoG AGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATC 12 B3P2- cgtggattggaatagcttct-TATA- B3 Alexa 647 62 CtoT AAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTC 13 B1P2 cgtggattggaacagcttct-TATA- B1 Alexa 594 63 GCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAG 13 B2P2- cgtggattggcacagcttct-TATA- B2 Alexa 546 64 AtoC AGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATC 13 B3P2- cgtggattgggacagcttct-TATA- B3 Alexa 647 65 AtoG AAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTC 13 B4P2- cgtggattggtacagcttct-TATA- B4 Alexa 488 66 AtoT CACATTTACAGACCTCAACCTACCTCCAACTCTCAC 14 B2P2 cgtggattggaacagcttct-TATA- B2 Alexa 546 67 AGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATC 14 B3P2- cgtggattggcacagcttct-TATA- B3 Alexa 647 68 AtoC AAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTC 14 B4P2- cgtggattgggacagcttct-TATA- B4 Alexa 488 69 AtoG CACATTTACAGACCTCAACCTACCTCCAACTCTCAC 14 B1P2- cgtggattggtacagcttct-TATA- B1 Alexa 594 70 AtoT GCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAG 15 B3P2 cgtggattggaacagcttct-TATA- B3 Alexa 647 71 AAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTC 15 B4P2- cgtggattggcacagcttct-TATA- B4 Alexa 488 72 AtoC CACATTTACAGACCTCAACCTACCTCCAACTCTCAC 15 B1P2- cgtggattgggacagcttct-TATA- B1 Alexa 594 73 AtoG GCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAG 15 B2P2- cgtggattggtacagcttct-TATA- B2 Alexa 546 74 AtoT AGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATC 16 B4P2 cgtggattggaacagcttct-TATA- B4 Alexa 488 75 CACATTTACAGACCTCAACCTACCTCCAACTCTCAC 16 B1P2- cgtggattggcacagcttct-TATA- B1 Alexa 594 76 AtoC GCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAG 16 B2P2- cgtggattgggacagcttct-TATA- B2 Alexa 546 77 AtoG AGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATC 16 B3P2- cgtggattggtacagcttct-TATA- B3 Alexa 647 78 AtoT AAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTC

TABLE 3B  Sequences the constructs, barcodes, and/or probes used in Example 3. See FIG. 13 for results. HCR SEQ Probe Probe sequence  ini- Fluoro- Posi- ID name (probe-LINKER-INITIATOR) tiator phore tion SNV NO. B2P2- Agtggattggaacagcttct-TATA- B2 546 1 A 79 C1toA AGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATC B2P2- cCtggattggaacagcttct-TATA- B2 546 2 C 80 G2toC AGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATC B2P2- cgCggattggaacagcttct-TATA- B2 546 3 C 81 T3toC AGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATC B2P2- cgtCgattggaacagcttct-TATA- B2 546 4 C 82 G4toC AGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATC B2P2- cgtgCattggaacagcttct-TATA- B2 546 5 C 83 G5toC AGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATC B2P2- cgtggCttggaacagcttct-TATA- B2 546 6 C 84 A6toC AGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATC B2P2- cgtggaCtggaacagcttct-TATA- B2 546 7 C 85 T7toC AGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATC B3P2- Ggtggattggaacagcttct-TATA- B3 647 1 G 86 CltoG AAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTC B3P2- cTtggattggaacagcttct-TATA- B3 647 2 T 87 G2toT AAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTC B3P2- cgGggattggaacagcttct-TATA- B3 647 3 G 88 T3toG AAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTC B3P2- cgtTgattggaacagcttct-TATA- B3 647 4 T 89 G4toT AAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTC B3P2- cgtgTattggaacagcttct-TATA- B3 647 5 T 90 G5toT AAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTC B3P2- cgtggTttggaacagcttct-TATA- B3 647 6 T 91 A6toT AAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTC B3P2- cgtggaGtggaacagcttct-TATA- B3 647 7 G 92 T7toG AAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTC B4P2- Tgtggattggaacagcttct-TATA- B4 488 1 T 93 C1toT CACATTTACAGACCTCAACCTACCTCCAACTCTCAC B4P2- cAtggattggaacagcttct-TATA- B4 488 2 A 94 G2toA CACATTTACAGACCTCAACCTACCTCCAACTCTCAC B4P2- cgAggattggaacagcttct-TATA- B4 488 3 A 95 T3toA CACATTTACAGACCTCAACCTACCTCCAACTCTCAC B4P2- cgtAgattggaacagcttct-TATA- B4 488 4 A 96 G4toA CACATTTACAGACCTCAACCTACCTCCAACTCTCAC B4P2- cgtgAattggaacagcttct-TATA- B4 488 5 A 97 G5toA CACATTTACAGACCTCAACCTACCTCCAACTCTCAC B4P2- cgtggGttggaacagcttct-TATA- B4 488 6 G 98 A6toG CACATTTACAGACCTCAACCTACCTCCAACTCTCAC B4P2- cgtggaAtggaacagcttct-TATA- B4 488 7 A 99 T7toA CACATTTACAGACCTCAACCTACCTCCAACTCTCAC B1P2- Tgtggattggaacagcttct-TATA- B1 594 1 T 100 C1toT GCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAG B1P2- cAtggattggaacagcttct-TATA- B1 594 2 A 101 G2toA GCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAG B1P2- cgAggattggaacagcttct-TATA- B1 594 3 A 102 T3toA GCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAG B1P2- cgtAgattggaacagcttct-TATA- B1 594 4 A 103 G4toA GCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAG B1P2- cgtgAattggaacagcttct-TATA- B1 594 5 A 104 G5toA GCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAG B1P2- cgtggGttggaacagcttct-TATA- B1 594 6 G 105 A6toG GCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAG B1P2- cgtggaAtggaacagcttct-TATA- B1 594 7 A 106 T7toA GCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAG B3P2- Agtggattggaacagcttct-TATA- B3 647 1 A 107 CltoA AAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTC B3P2- cCtggattggaacagcttct-TATA- B3 647 2 C 108 G2toC AAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTC B3P2- cgCggattggaacagcttct-TATA- B3 647 3 C 109 T3toC AAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTC B3P2- cgtCgattggaacagcttct-TATA- B3 647 4 C 110 G4toC AAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTC B3P2- cgtgCattggaacagcttct-TATA- B3 647 5 C 111 G5toC AAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTC B3P2- cgtggCttggaacagcttct-TATA- B3 647 6 C 112 A6toC AAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTC B3P2- cgtggaCtggaacagcttct-TATA- B3 647 7 C 113 T7toC AAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTC B4P2- Ggtggattggaacagcttct-TATA- B4 488 1 G 114 C1toG CACATTTACAGACCTCAACCTACCTCCAACTCTCAC B4P2- cTtggattggaacagcttct-TATA- B4 488 2 T 115 G2toT CACATTTACAGACCTCAACCTACCTCCAACTCTCAC B4P2- cgGggattggaacagcttct-TATA- B4 488 3 G 116 T3toG CACATTTACAGACCTCAACCTACCTCCAACTCTCAC B4P2- cgtTgattggaacagcttct-TATA- B4 488 4 T 117 G4toT CACATTTACAGACCTCAACCTACCTCCAACTCTCAC B4P2- cgtgTattggaacagcttct-TATA- B4 488 5 T 118 G5toT CACATTTACAGACCTCAACCTACCTCCAACTCTCAC B4P2- cgtggTttggaacagcttct-TATA- B4 488 6 T 119 A6toT CACATTTACAGACCTCAACCTACCTCCAACTCTCAC B4P2- cgtggaGtggaacagcttct-TATA- B4 488 7 G 120 T7toG CACATTTACAGACCTCAACCTACCTCCAACTCTCAC B1P2- Ggtggattggaacagcttct-TATA- B1 594 1 G 121 CltoG GCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAG B1P2- cTtggattggaacagcttct-TATA- B1 594 2 T 122 G2toT GCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAG B1P2- cgGggattggaacagcttct-TATA- B1 594 3 G 123 T3toG GCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAG B1P2- cgtTgattggaacagcttct-TATA- B1 594 4 T 124 G4toT GCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAG B1P2- cgtgTattggaacagcttct-TATA- B1 594 5 T 125 G5toT GCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAG B1P2- cgtggTttggaacagcttct-TATA- B1 594 6 T 126 A6toT GCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAG B1P2- cgtggaGtggaacagcttct-TATA- B1 594 7 G 127 T7toG GCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAG B2P2- Tgtggattggaacagcttct-TATA- B2 546 1 T 128 CltoT AGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATC B2P2- cAtggattggaacagcttct-TATA- B2 546 2 A 129 G2toA AGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATC B2P2- cgAggattggaacagcttct-TATA- B2 546 3 A 130 T3toA AGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATC B2P2- cgtAgattggaacagcttct-TATA- B2 546 4 A 131 G4toA AGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATC B2P2- cgtgAattggaacagcttct-TATA- B2 546 5 A 132 G5toA AGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATC B2P2- cgtggGttggaacagcttct-TATA- B2 546 6 G 133 A6toG AGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATC B2P2- cgtggaAtggaacagcttct-TATA- B2 546 7 A 134 T7toA AGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATC B4P2- Agtggattggaacagcttct-TATA- B4 488 1 A 135 C1toA CACATTTACAGACCTCAACCTACCTCCAACTCTCAC B4P2- cCtggattggaacagcttct-TATA- B4 488 2 C 136 G2toC CACATTTACAGACCTCAACCTACCTCCAACTCTCAC B4P2- cgCggattggaacagcttct-TATA- B4 488 3 C 137 T3toC CACATTTACAGACCTCAACCTACCTCCAACTCTCAC B4P2- cgtCgattggaacagcttct-TATA- B4 488 4 C 138 G4toC CACATTTACAGACCTCAACCTACCTCCAACTCTCAC B4P2- cgtgCattggaacagcttct-TATA- B4 488 5 C 139 G5toC CACATTTACAGACCTCAACCTACCTCCAACTCTCAC B4P2- cgtggCttggaacagcttct-TATA- B4 488 6 C 140 A6toC CACATTTACAGACCTCAACCTACCTCCAACTCTCAC B4P2- cgtggaCtggaacagcttct-TATA- B4 488 7 C 141 T7toC CACATTTACAGACCTCAACCTACCTCCAACTCTCAC B1P2- Agtggattggaacagcttct-TATA- B1 594 1 A 142 CltoA GCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAG B1P2- cCtggattggaacagcttct-TATA- B1 594 2 C 143 G2toC GCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAG B1P2- cgCggattggaacagcttct-TATA- B1 594 3 C 144 T3toC GCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAG B1P2- cgtCgattggaacagcttct-TATA- B1 594 4 C 145 G4toC GCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAG B1P2- cgtgCattggaacagcttct-TATA- B1 594 5 C 146 G5toC GCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAG B1P2- cgtggCttggaacagcttct-TATA- B1 594 6 C 147 A6toC GCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAG B1P2- cgtggaCtggaacagcttct-TATA- B1 594 7 C 148 T7toC GCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAG B2P2- Ggtggattggaacagcttct-TATA- B2 546 1 G 149 CltoG AGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATC B2P2- cTtggattggaacagcttct-TATA- B2 546 2 T 150 G2toT AGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATC B2P2- cgGggattggaacagcttct-TATA- B2 546 3 G 151 T3toG AGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATC B2P2- cgtTgattggaacagcttct-TATA- B2 546 4 T 152 G4toT AGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATC B2P2- cgtgTattggaacagcttct-TATA- B2 546 5 T 153 G5toT AGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATC B2P2- cgtggTttggaacagcttct-TATA- B2 546 6 T 154 A6toT AGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATC B2P2- cgtggaGtggaacagcttct-TATA- B2 546 7 G 155 T7toG AGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATC B3P2- Tgtggattggaacagcttct-TATA- B3 647 1 T 156 CltoT AAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTC B3P2- cAtggattggaacagcttct-TATA- B3 647 2 A 157 G2toA AAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTC B3P2- cgAggattggaacagcttct-TATA- B3 647 3 A 158 T3toA AAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTC B3P2- cgtAgattggaacagcttct-TATA- B3 647 4 A 159 G4toA AAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTC B3P2- cgtgAattggaacagcttct-TATA- B3 647 5 A 160 G5toA AAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTC B3P2- cgtggGttggaacagcttct-TATA- B3 647 6 G 161 A6toG AAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTC B3P2- cgtggaAtggaacagcttct-TATA- B3 647 7 A 162 T7toA AAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTC B1P2 cgtggattggaacagcttct-TATA- B1 594 All Match 163 GCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAG B2P2 cgtggattggaacagcttct-TATA- B2 546 All Match 164 AGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATC B3P2 cgtggattggaacagcttct-TATA- B3 647 All Match 165 AAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTC B4P2 Cgtggattggaacagcttct-TATA- B4 488 All Match 166 CACATTTACAGACCTCAACCTACCTCCAACTCTCAC

TABLE 4A  Sequences the constructs, barcodes, and/or probes used in Example 4. See FIGS. 4C-4F and related figures for results. Design 1 HCR SEQ Target Control Probe Probe sequence  ini- Fluoro- ID barcode barcode name (probe-LINKER-INITIATOR) tiator phore NO. 1 2 design1_ taaagaatgcgttggggcga-TATA- B1 Alexa 546 167 probe1T-B1 GCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAG design1_ ttccacatccctctgcgatt-TATA- B2 Alexa 594 168 probe2T-B2 AGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATC design1_ taaagaacgcgttggggcga-TATA- B3 Alexa 647 169 probe1C-B3 AAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTC design1_ ttccacacccctctgcgatt-TATA- B4 Alexa 488 170 probe2C-B4 CACATTTACAGACCTCAACCTACCTCCAACTCTCAC 2 1 design1_ taaagaatgcgttggggcga-TATA- B1 Alexa 594 171 probe1T-B1 GCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAG design1_ ttccacatccctctgcgatt-TATA- B2 Alexa 546 172 probe2T-B2 AGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATC design1_ taaagaacgcgttggggcga-TATA- B3 Alexa 488 173 probe1C-B3 AAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTC design1_ ttccacacccctctgcgatt-TATA- B4 Alexa 647 174 probe2C-B4 CACATTTACAGACCTCAACCTACCTCCAACTCTCAC 3 4 design1_ ataccaatcccttcggcgat-TATA- B3 Alexa 546 175 probe3T-B3 AAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTC design1_ ttagcgatacatccgaccca-TATA- B1 Alexa 594 176 probe4T-B1 GCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAG design1_ ataccaaccccttcggcgat-TATA- B2 Alexa 647 177 probe3C-B2 AGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATC design1_ ttagcgacacatccgaccca-TATA- B4 Alexa 488 178 probe4C-B4 CACATTTACAGACCTCAACCTACCTCCAACTCTCAC 4 3 design1_ ataccaatcccttcggcgat-TATA- B3 Alexa 594 179 probe3T-B3 AAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTC design1_ ttagcgatacatccgaccca-TATA- B1 Alexa 546 180 probe4T-B1 GCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAG design1_ ataccaaccccttcggcgat-TATA- B2 Alexa 488 181 probe3C-B2 AGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATC design1_ ttagcgacacatccgaccca-TATA- B4 Alexa 647 182 probe4C-B4 CACATTTACAGACCTCAACCTACCTCCAACTCTCAC 5 6 design1_ ctccaactgaatgaaggcga-TATA- B2 Alexa 546 183 probe5T-B2 AGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATC design1_ ttcaacatacgccaatgcgg-TATA- B3 Alexa 594 184 probe6T-B3 AAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTC design1_ ctccaaccgaatgaaggcga-TATA- B1 Alexa 647 185 probe5C-B1 GCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAG design1_ ttcaacacacgccaatgcgg-TATA- B4 Alexa 488 186 probe6C-B4 CACATTTACAGACCTCAACCTACCTCCAACTCTCAC 6 5 design1_ ctccaactgaatgaaggcga-TATA- B2 Alexa 594 187 probe5T-B2 AGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATC design1_ ttcaacatacgccaatgcgg-TATA- B3 Alexa 546 188 probe6T-B3 AAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTC design1_ ctccaaccgaatgaaggcga-TATA- B1 Alexa 488 189 probe5C-B1 GCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAG design1_ ttcaacacacgccaatgcgg-TATA- B4 Alexa 647 190 probe6C-B4 CACATTTACAGACCTCAACCTACCTCCAACTCTCAC 7 8 design1_ atcgcaatccaccaaagcag-TATA- B1 Alexa 546 191 probe7T-B1 GCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAG design1_ gtcaacatacacgccctgat-TATA- B2 Alexa 594 192 probe8T-B2 AGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATC design1_ atcgcaacccaccaaagcag-TATA- B3 Alexa 647 193 probe7C-B3 AAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTC design1_ gtcaacacacacgccctgat-TATA- B4 Alexa 488 194 probe8C-B4 CACATTTACAGACCTCAACCTACCTCCAACTCTCAC 8 7 design1_ atcgcaatccaccaaagcag-TATA- B1 Alexa 594 195 probe7T-B1 GCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAG design1_ gtcaacatacacgccctgat-TATA- B2 Alexa 546 196 probe8T-B2 AGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATC design1_ atcgcaacccaccaaagcag-TATA- B3 Alexa 488 197 probe7C-B3 AAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTC design1_ gtcaacacacacgccctgat-TATA- B4 Alexa 647 198 probe8C-B4 CACATTTACAGACCTCAACCTACCTCCAACTCTCAC 9 10 design1_ ttagagatgaacgccaacgc-TATA- B3 Alexa 546 199 probe9T-B3 AAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTC design1_ acacgactcaactccgaaga-TATA- B1 Alexa 594 200 probe10T-B1 GCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAG design1_ ttagagacgaacgccaacgc-TATA- B2 Alexa 647 201 probe9C-B2 AGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATC design1_ acacgacccaactccgaaga-TATA- B4 Alexa 488 202 probe10C-B4 CACATTTACAGACCTCAACCTACCTCCAACTCTCAC 10 9 design1_ ttagagatgaacgccaacgc-TATA- B3 Alexa 594 203 probe9T-B3 AAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTC design1_ acacgactcaactccgaaga-TATA- B1 Alexa 546 204 probe10T-B1 GCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAG design1_ ttagagacgaacgccaacgc-TATA- B2 Alexa 488 205 probe9C-B2 AGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATC design1_ acacgacccaactccgaaga-TATA- B4 Alexa 647 206 probe10C-B4 CACATTTACAGACCTCAACCTACCTCCAACTCTCAC 11 12 design1_ atccgcatcaacggtagcaa-TATA- B2 Alexa 546 207 probe11T-B2 AGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATC design1_ atcagcgtgacaactgtgct-TATA- B3 Alexa 594 208 probe12T-B3 AAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTC design1_ atccgcaccaacggtagcaa-TATA- B1 Alexa 647 209 probe11C-B1 GCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAG design1_ atcagcgcgacaactgtgct-TATA- B4 Alexa 488 210 probe12C-B4 CACATTTACAGACCTCAACCTACCTCCAACTCTCAC 12 11 design1_ atccgcatcaacggtagcaa-TATA- B2 Alexa 594 211 probe11T-B2 AGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATC design1_ atcagcgtgacaactgtgct-TATA- B3 Alexa 546 212 probe12T-B3 AAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTC design1_ atccgcaccaacggtagcaa-TATA- B1 Alexa 488 213 probe11C-B1 GCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAG design1_ atcagcgcgacaactgtgct-TATA- B4 Alexa 647 214 probe12C-B4 CACATTTACAGACCTCAACCTACCTCCAACTCTCAC

TABLE 4B  Sequences the constructs, barcodes, and/or probes used in Example 4. See FIGS. 4C-4F and related figures for results. Design 2* HCR SEQ Target Probe sequence  ini- Fluoro- ID barcodes Probe name (probe-LINKER-INITIATOR) tiator phore NO. 1 and 2 design2_ ttacaactgactctccgtcc-TATA- B1 Alexa 546 215 probe1T-B1 GCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAG design2_ ttacaactgactcctcctcg-TATA- B2 Alexa 594 216 probe2T-B2 AGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATC design2_ ttacaaccgactctccgtcc-TATA- B3 Alexa 647 217 probe1C-B3 AAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTC design2_ ttacaaccgactcctcctcg-TATA- B4 Alexa 488 218 probe2C-B4 CACATTTACAGACCTCAACCTACCTCCAACTCTCAC 3 and 4 design2_ ttacaactgactcgtgcggt-TATA- B3 Alexa 546 219 probe3T-B3 AAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTC design2_ ttacaactgactctggggtg-TATA- B1 Alexa 594 220 probe4T-B1 GCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAg design2_ ttacaaccgactcgtgcggt-TATA- B2 Alexa 647 221 probe3C-B2 AGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATC design2_ ttacaaccgactctggggtg-TATA- B4 Alexa 488 222 probe4C-B4 CACATTTACAGACCTCAACCTACCTCCAACTCTCAC 5 and 6 design2_ ttacaactgacttgggcgtc-TATA- B2 Alexa 546 223 probe5T-B2 AGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATC design2_ ttacaactgactgcgtcctg-TATA- B3 Alexa 594 224 probe6T-B3 AAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTC design2_ ttacaaccgacttgggcgtc-TATA- B1 Alexa 647 225 probe5C-B1 GCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAg design2_ ttacaaccgactgcgtcctg-TATA- B4 Alexa 488 226 probe6C-B4 CACATTTACAGACCTCAACCTACCTCCAACTCTCAC 7 and 8 design2_ ttacaactgactgtcgccct-TATA- B1 Alexa 546 227 probe7T-B1 GCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAg design2_ ttacaactgactgtgcctgc-TATA- B2 Alexa 594 228 probe8T-B2 AGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATC design2_ ttacaaccgactgtcgccct-TATA- B3 Alexa 647 229 probe7C-B3 AAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTC design2_ ttacaaccgactgtgcctgc-TATA- B4 Alexa 488 230 probe8C-B4 CACATTTACAGACCTCAACCTACCTCCAACTCTCAC 9 and 10 design2_ ttacaactgactggtcgctc-TATA- B3 Alexa 546 231 probe9T-B3 AAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTC design2_ ttacaactgactgctgtccg-TATA- B1 Alexa 594 232 probe10T-B1 GCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAg design2_ ttacaaccgactggtcgctc-TATA- B2 Alexa 647 233 probe9C-B2 AGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATC design2_ ttacaaccgactgctgtccg-TATA- B4 Alexa 488 234 probe10C-B4 CACATTTACAGACCTCAACCTACCTCCAACTCTCAC 11 and design2_ ttacaactgactggctgtgg-TATA- B2 Alexa 546 235 12 probe11T-B2 AGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATC design2_ ttacaactgacttccctggc-TATA- B3 Alexa 594 236 probe12T-B3 AAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTC design2_ ttacaaccgactggctgtgg-TATA- B1 Alexa 647 237 probe11C-B1 GCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAg design2_ ttacaaccgacttccctggc-TATA- B4 Alexa 488 238 probe12C-B4 CACATTTACAGACCTCAACCTACCTCCAACTCTCAC *For design 2 experiments, in addition to the probes for barcodes being analyzed, all other probes targeting other barcodes of the array are also added, but in an orthogonal channel (i.e. B5 initiator), to reduce background.

TABLE 4C  Sequences the constructs, barcodes, and/or probes used in Example 4. See FIGS. 4C-4F and 15-18 for results. Target SEQ barcode gRNA name gRNA sequence ID NO. 1 design1_gRNA1 ACGCATTCTTTATGACACGG 239 2 design1_gRNA2 AGGGATGTGGAAACAGAACA 240 3 design1_gRNA3 AGGGATTGGTATCTGAACAG 241 4 design1_gRNA4 ATGTATCGCTAACAACCCAG 242 5 design1_gRNA5 ATTCAGTTGGAGGATAACGG 243 6 design1_gRNA6 GCGTATGTTGAATCACAGGG 244 7 design1_gRNA7 GTGGATTGCGATACATACCG 245 8 design1_gRNA8 GTGTATGTTGACGAATCACA 246 9 design1_gRNA9 GTTCATCTCTAATAGCCGAG 247 10 design1_gRNA10 GTTGAGTCGTGTAAGCAGAG 248 11 design1_gRNA11 GTTGATGCGGATACAATGTG 249 12 design1_gRNA12 TGTCACGCTGATGAATCTGG 250 1  design2_gRNA AGTCAGTTGTAATCACAGGG 251 through 12

TABLE 4D  Sequences the constructs, barcodes, and/or probes used in Example 4. See FIGS. 4C-4F and related figures for results. SEQ ID Name Sequence NO. Design 1 GCCTCCAGATTCATCAGCGTGACAACTGTGCTGTAGGACCCCACATTGTATCCGCATCAACGGTAGC 252 array AAGCAATCCCACTCTGCTTACACGACTCAACTCCGAAGAGTCGAACCGCTCGGCTATTAGAGATGAA CGCCAACGCGTCGGCCCCTGTGATTCGTCAACATACACGCCCTGATAAATATCCTCGGTATGTATCG CAATCCACCAAAGCAGAGCGACCCACCCTGTGATTCAACATACGCCAATGCGGACGCGGCCGCCGTT ATCCTCCAACTGAATGAAGGCGACAACCACCCCTGGGTTGTTAGCGATACATCCGACCCAATCATAC CGCTGTTCAGATACCAATCCCTTCGGCGATTTCCCGCCGTGTTCTGTTTCCACATCCCTCTGCGATT CGTGGCCCGCCGTGTCATAAAGAATGCGTTGGGGCGA Design 1 GTCGACGGATCGGGAGATCTCCCGATCCCCTATGGTGCACTCTCAGTACAATCTGCTCTGATGCCGC 253 lentiviral ATAGTTAAGCCAGTATCTGCTCCCTGCTTGTGTGTTGGAGGTCGCTGAGTAGTGCGCGAGCAAAATT transfer TAAGCTACAACAAGGCAAGGCTTGACCGACAATTGCATGAAGAATCTGCTTAGGGTTAGGCGTTTTG plasmid CGCTGCTTCGCGATGTACGGGCCAGATATACGCGTTGACATTGATTATTGACTAGTTATTAATAGTA ATCAATTACGGGGTCATTAGTTCATAGCCCATATATGGAGTTCCGCGTTACATAACTTACGGTAAAT GGCCCGCCTGGCTGACCGCCCAACGACCCCCGCCCATTGACGTCAATAATGACGTATGTTCCCATAG TAACGCCAATAGGGACTTTCCATTGACGTCAATGGGTGGAGTATTTACGGTAAACTGCCCACTTGGC AGTACATCAAGTGTATCATATGCCAAGTACGCCCCCTATTGACGTCAATGACGGTAAATGGCCCGCC TGGCATTATGCCCAGTACATGACCTTATGGGACTTTCCTACTTGGCAGTACATCTACGTATTAGTCA TCGCTATTACCATGGTGATGCGGTTTTGGCAGTACATCAATGGGCGTGGATAGCGGTTTGACTCACG GGGATTTCCAAGTCTCCACCCCATTGACGTCAATGGGAGTTTGTTTTGGCACCAAAATCAACGGGAC TTTCCAAAATGTCGTAACAACTCCGCCCCATTGACGCAAATGGGCGGTAGGCGTGTACGGTGGGAGG TCTATATAAGCAGCGCGTTTTGCCTGTACTGGGTCTCTCTGGTTAGACCAGATCTGAGCCTGGGAGC TCTCTGGCTAACTAGGGAACCCACTGCTTAAGCCTCAATAAAGCTTGCCTTGAGTGCTTCAAGTAGT GTGTGCCCGTCTGTTGTGTGACTCTGGTAACTAGAGATCCCTCAGACCCTTTTAGTCAGTGTGGAAA ATCTCTAGCAGTGGCGCCCGAACAGGGACTTGAAAGCGAAAGGGAAACCAGAGGAGCTCTCTCGACG CAGGACTCGGCTTGCTGAAGCGCGCACGGCAAGAGGCGAGGGGCGGCGACTGGTGAGTACGCCAAAA ATTTTGACTAGCGGAGGCTAGAAGGAGAGAGATGGGTGCGAGAGCGTCAGTATTAAGCGGGGGAGAA TTAGATCGCGATGGGAAAAAATTCGGTTAAGGCCAGGGGGAAAGAAAAAATATAAATTAAAACATAT AGTATGGGCAAGCAGGGAGCTAGAACGATTCGCAGTTAATCCTGGCCTGTTAGAAACATCAGAAGGC TGTAGACAAATACTGGGACAGCTACAACCATCCCTTCAGACAGGATCAGAAGAACTTAGATCATTAT ATAATACAGTAGCAACCCTCTATTGTGTGCATCAAAGGATAGAGATAAAAGACACCAAGGAAGCTTT AGACAAGATAGAGGAAGAGCAAAACAAAAGTAAGACCACCGCACAGCAAGCGGCCGCTGATCTTCAG ACCTGGAGGAGGAGATATGAGGGACAATTGGAGAAGTGAATTATATAAATATAAAGTAGTAAAAATT GAACCATTAGGAGTAGCACCCACCAAGGCAAAGAGAAGAGTGGTGCAGAGAGAAAAAAGAGCAGTGG GAATAGGAGCTTTGTTCCTTGGGTTCTTGGGAGCAGCAGGAAGCACTATGGGCGCAGCGTCAATGAC GCTGACGGTACAGGCCAGACAATTATTGTCTGGTATAGTGCAGCAGCAGAACAATTTGCTGAGGGCT ATTGAGGCGCAACAGCATCTGTTGCAACTCACAGTCTGGGGCATCAAGCAGCTCCAGGCAAGAATCC TGGCTGTGGAAAGATACCTAAAGGATCAACAGCTCCTGGGGATTTGGGGTTGCTCTGGAAAACTCAT TTGCACCACTGCTGTGCCTTGGAATGCTAGTTGGAGTAATAAATCTCTGGAACAGATTTGGAATCAC ACGACCTGGATGGAGTGGGACAGAGAAATTAACAATTACACAAGCTTAATACACTCCTTAATTGAAG AATCGCAAAACCAGCAAGAAAAGAATGAACAAGAATTATTGGAATTAGATAAATGGGCAAGTTTGTG GAATTGGTTTAACATAACAAATTGGCTGTGGTATATAAAATTATTCATAATGATAGTAGGAGGCTTG GTAGGTTTAAGAATAGTTTTTGCTGTACTTTCTATAGTGAATAGAGTTAGGCAGGGATATTCACCAT TATCGTTTCAGACCCACCTCCCAACCCCGAGGGGACCCGACAGGCCCGAAGGAATAGAAGAAGAAGG TGGAGAGAGAGACAGAGACAGATCCATTCGATTAGTGAACGGATCGGCACTGCGTGCGCCAATTCTG CAGACAAATGGCAGTATTCATCCACAATTTTAAAAGAAAAGGGGGGATTGGGGGGTACAGTGCAGGG GAAAGAATAGTAGACATAATAGCAACAGACATACAAACTAAAGAATTACAAAAACAAATTACAAAAA TTCAAAATTTTCGGGTTTATTACAGGGACAGCAGAGATCCAGTTTGGTTAATTTATAGCCTCCAGAT TCATCAGCGTGACAACTGTGCTGTAGGACCCCACATTGTATCCGCATCAACGGTAGCAAGCAATCCC ACTCTGCTTACACGACTCAACTCCGAAGAGTCGAACCGCTCGGCTATTAGAGATGAACGCCAACGCG TCGGCCCCTGTGATTCGTCAACATACACGCCCTGATAAATATCCTCGGTATGTATCGCAATCCACCA AAGCAGAGCGACCCACCCTGTGATTCAACATACGCCAATGCGGACGCGGCCGCCGTTATCCTCCAAC TGAATGAAGGCGACAACCACCCCTGGGTTGTTAGCGATACATCCGACCCAATCATACCGCTGTTCAG ATACCAATCCCTTCGGCGATTTCCCGCCGTGTTCTGTTTCCACATCCCTCTGCGATTCGTGGCCCGC CGTGTCATAAAGAATGCGTTGGGGCGAccctttagtgagggttaattctcgagtctccctatagtga gtcgtattaattccgtgtattctatagtgtcacctaaatcgttacgggATTAACCCGTGTCGGCTCC AGATCTggcctccgcgccgggttttggcgcctcccgcgggcgcccccctcctcacggcgagcgctgc cacgtcagacgaagggcgcagCgagcgtcctgatccttccgcccggacgctcaggacagcggcccgc tgctcataagactcggccttagaaccccagtatcagcagaaggacattttaggacgggacttgggtg actctagggcactggttttctttccagagagcggaacaggcgaggaaaagtagtcccttctcggcga ttctgcggagggatctccgtggggcggtgaacgccgatgattatataaggacgcgccgggtgtggca cagctagttccgtcgcagccgggatttgggtcgcggttcttgtttgtggatcgctgtgatcgtcact tggtgagtAgcgggctgctgggctggccggggctttcgtggccgccgggccgctcggtgggacggaa gcgtgtggagagaccgccaagggctgtagtctgggtccgcgagcaaggttgccctgaactgggggtt ggggggagcgcaGcaaaatggcggctgttcccgagtcttgaatggaagacgcttgtGaggcgggctg tgaggtcgttgaaacaaggtggggggcatggtgggcggcaagaacccaaggtcttgaggccttcgct aatgcgggaaagctcttattcgggtgagatgggctggggcaccatctggggaccctgacgtgaagtt tgtcactgactggagaactcggtttgtcgtctgttgcgggggcggcagttatgGcggtgccgttggg cagtgcacccgtacctttgggagcgcgcgccCtcgtcgtgtcgtgacgtcacccgttctgttggctt ataatgcagggtggggccacctgccggtaggtgtgcggtaggcttttctccgtcgcaggacgcaggg ttcgggcctagggtaggctctcctgaatcgacaggcgccggacctctggtgaggggagggataagtg aggcgtcagtttctttggtcggttttatgtacctatcttcttaagtagctgaagctccggttttgaa ctatgcgctcggggttggcgagtgtgttttgtgaagttttttaggcaccttttgaaatgtaatcatt tgggtcaatatgtaattttcagtgttagactagtaaattgtccgctaaattctggccgtttttggct tttttgttagacGAAGCTTGGGCTGCAGGTCGACTCTAGaGGATCCCCGGGTAaggatccccgggta ccggtcgccaccatggtgagcaagggcgaggagctgttcaccggggtggtgcccatcctggtcgagc tggacggcgacgtaaacggccacaagttcagcgtgtccggcgagggcgagggcgatgccacctacgg caagctgaccctgaagttcatctgcaccaccggcaagctgcccgtgccctggcccaccctcgtgacc accctgacctggggcgtgcagtgcttcgcccgctaccccgaccacatgaagcagcacgacttcttca agtccgccatgcccgaaggctacgtccaggagcgcaccatcttcttcaaggacgacggcaactacaa gacccgcgccgaggtgaagttcgagggcgacaccctggtgaaccgcatcgagctgaagggcatcgac ttcaaggaggacggcaacatcctggggcacaagctggagtacaacgccatcagcgacaacgtctata tcaccgccgacaagcagaagaacggcatcaaggccaacttcaagatccgccacaacatcgaggacgg cagcgtgcagctcgccgaccactaccagcagaacacccccatcggcgacggccccgtgctgctgccc gacaaccactacctgagcacccagtccaagctgagcaaagaccccaacgagaagcgcgatcacatgg tcctgctggagttcgtgaccgccgccgggatcactctcggcatggacgagctgtacaagtgaacctG AATTCGATATCAAGCTTATCGATAATCAACCTCTGGATTACAAAATTTGTGAAAGATTGACTGGTAT TCTTAACTATGTTGCTCCTTTTACGCTATGTGGATACGCTGCTTTAATGCCTTTGTATCATGCTATT GCTTCCCGTATGGCTTTCATTTTCTCCTCCTTGTATAAATCCTGGTTGCTGTCTCTTTATGAGGAGT TGTGGCCCGTTGTCAGGCAACGTGGCGTGGTGTGCACTGTGTTTGCTGACGCAACCCCCACTGGTTG GGGCATTGCCACCACCTGTCAGCTCCTTTCCGGGACTTTCGCTTTCCCCCTCCCTATTGCCACGGCG GAACTCATCGCCGCCTGCCTTGCCCGCTGCTGGACAGGGGCTCGGCTGTTGGGCACTGACAATTCCG TGGTGTTGTCGGGGAAATCATCGTCCTTTCCTTGGCTGCTCGCCTGTGTTGCCACCTGGATTCTGCG CGGGACGTCCTTCTGCTACGTCCCTTCGGCCCTCAATCCAGCGGACCTTCCTTCCCGCGGCCTGCTG CCGGCTCTGCGGCCTCTTCCGCGTCTTCGCCTTCGCCCTCAGACGAGTCGGATCTCCCTTTGGGCCG CCTCCCCGCATCGATACCGTCGACCTCGAGACCTAGAAAAACATGGAGCAATCACAAGTAGCAATAC AGCAGCTACCAATGCTGATTGTGCCTGGCTAGAAGCACAAGAGGAGGAGGAGGTGGGTTTTCCAGTC ACACCTCAGGTACCTTTAAGACCAATGACTTACAAGGCAGCTGTAGATCTTAGCCACTTTTTAAAAG AAAAGGGGGGACTGGAAGGGCTAATTCACTCCCAACGAAGACAAGATATCCTTGATCTGTGGATCTA CCACACACAAGGCTACTTCCCTGATTGGCAGAACTACACACCAGGGCCAGGGATCAGATATCCACTG ACCTTTGGATGGTGCTACAAGCTAGTACCAGTTGAGCAAGAGAAGGTAGAAGAAGCCAATGAAGGAG AGAACACCCGCTTGTTACACCCTGTGAGCCTGCATGGGATGGATGACCCGGAGAGAGAAGTATTAGA GTGGAGGTTTGACAGCCGCCTAGCATTTCATCACATGGCCCGAGAGCTGCATCCGGACTGTACTGGG TCTCTCTGGTTAGACCAGATCTGAGCCTGGGAGCTCTCTGGCTAACTAGGGAACCCACTGCTTAAGC CTCAATAAAGCTTGCCTTGAGTGCTTCAAGTAGTGTGTGCCCGTCTGTTGTGTGACTCTGGTAACTA GAGATCCCTCAGACCCTTTTAGTCAGTGTGGAAAATCTCTAGCAGGGCCCGTTTAAACCCGCTGATC AGCCTCGACTGTGCCTTCTAGTTGCCAGCCATCTGTTGTTTGCCCCTCCCCCGTGCCTTCCTTGACC CTGGAAGGTGCCACTCCCACTGTCCTTTCCTAATAAAATGAGGAAATTGCATCGCATTGTCTGAGTA GGTGTCATTCTATTCTGGGGGGTGGGGTGGGGCAGGACAGCAAGGGGGAGGATTGGGAAGACAATAG CAGGCATGCTGGGGATGCGGTGGGCTCTATGGCTTCTGAGGCGGAAAGAACCAGCTGGGGCTCTAGG GGGTATCCCCACGCGCCCTGTAGCGGCGCATTAAGCGCGGCGGGTGTGGTGGTTACGCGCAGCGTGA CCGCTACACTTGCCAGCGCCCTAGCGCCCGCTCCTTTCGCTTTCTTCCCTTCCTTTCTCGCCACGTT CGCCGGCTTTCCCCGTCAAGCTCTAAATCGGGGGCTCCCTTTAGGGTTCCGATTTAGTGCTTTACGG CACCTCGACCCCAAAAAACTTGATTAGGGTGATGGTTCACGTAGTGGGCCATCGCCCTGATAGACGG TTTTTCGCCCTTTGACGTTGGAGTCCACGTTCTTTAATAGTGGACTCTTGTTCCAAACTGGAACAAC ACTCAACCCTATCTCGGTCTATTCTTTTGATTTATAAGGGATTTTGCCGATTTCGGCCTATTGGTTA AAAAATGAGCTGATTTAACAAAAATTTAACGCGAATTAATTCTGTGGAATGTGTGTCAGTTAGGGTG TGGAAAGTCCCCAGGCTCCCCAGCAGGCAGAAGTATGCAAAGCATGCATCTCAATTAGTCAGCAACC AGGTGTGGAAAGTCCCCAGGCTCCCCAGCAGGCAGAAGTATGCAAAGCATGCATCTCAATTAGTCAG CAACCATAGTCCCGCCCCTAACTCCGCCCATCCCGCCCCTAACTCCGCCCAGTTCCGCCCATTCTCC GCCCCATGGCTGACTAATTTTTTTTATTTATGCAGAGGCCGAGGCCGCCTCTGCCTCTGAGCTATTC CAGAAGTAGTGAGGAGGCTTTTTTGGAGGCCTAGGCTTTTGCAAAAAGCTCCCGGGAGCTTGTATAT CCATTTTCGGATCTGATCAGCACGTGTTGACAATTAATCATCGGCATAGTATATCGGCATAGTATAA TACGACAAGGTGAGGAACTAAACCATGGCCAAGTTGACCAGTGCCGTTCCGGTGCTCACCGCGCGCG ACGTCGCCGGAGCGGTCGAGTTCTGGACCGACCGGCTCGGGTTCTCCCGGGACTTCGTGGAGGACGA CTTCGCCGGTGTGGTCCGGGACGACGTGACCCTGTTCATCAGCGCGGTCCAGGACCAGGTGGTGCCG GACAACACCCTGGCCTGGGTGTGGGTGCGCGGCCTGGACGAGCTGTACGCCGAGTGGTCGGAGGTCG TGTCCACGAACTTCCGGGACGCCTCCGGGCCGGCCATGACCGAGATCGGCGAGCAGCCGTGGGGGCG GGAGTTCGCCCTGCGCGACCCGGCCGGCAACTGCGTGCACTTCGTGGCCGAGGAGCAGGACTGACAC GTGCTACGAGATTTCGATTCCACCGCCGCCTTCTATGAAAGGTTGGGCTTCGGAATCGTTTTCCGGG ACGCCGGCTGGATGATCCTCCAGCGCGGGGATCTCATGCTGGAGTTCTTCGCCCACCCCAACTTGTT TATTGCAGCTTATAATGGTTACAAATAAAGCAATAGCATCACAAATTTCACAAATAAAGCATTTTTT TCACTGCATTCTAGTTGTGGTTTGTCCAAACTCATCAATGTATCTTATCATGTCTGTATACCGTCGA CCTCTAGCTAGAGCTTGGCGTAATCATGGTCATAGCTGTTTCCTGTGTGAAATTGTTATCCGCTCAC AATTCCACACAACATACGAGCCGGAAGCATAAAGTGTAAAGCCTGGGGTGCCTAATGAGTGAGCTAA CTCACATTAATTGCGTTGCGCTCACTGCCCGCTTTCCAGTCGGGAAACCTGTCGTGCCAGCTGCATT AATGAATCGGCCAACGCGCGGGGAGAGGCGGTTTGCGTATTGGGCGCTCTTCCGCTTCCTCGCTCAC TGACTCGCTGCGCTCGGTCGTTCGGCTGCGGCGAGCGGTATCAGCTCACTCAAAGGCGGTAATACGG TTATCCACAGAATCAGGGGATAACGCAGGAAAGAACATGTGAGCAAAAGGCCAGCAAAAGGCCAGGA ACCGTAAAAAGGCCGCGTTGCTGGCGTTTTTCCATAGGCTCCGCCCCCCTGACGAGCATCACAAAAA TCGACGCTCAAGTCAGAGGTGGCGAAACCCGACAGGACTATAAAGATACCAGGCGTTTCCCCCTGGA AGCTCCCTCGTGCGCTCTCCTGTTCCGACCCTGCCGCTTACCGGATACCTGTCCGCCTTTCTCCCTT CGGGAAGCGTGGCGCTTTCTCATAGCTCACGCTGTAGGTATCTCAGTTCGGTGTAGGTCGTTCGCTC CAAGCTGGGCTGTGTGCACGAACCCCCCGTTCAGCCCGACCGCTGCGCCTTATCCGGTAACTATCGT CTTGAGTCCAACCCGGTAAGACACGACTTATCGCCACTGGCAGCAGCCACTGGTAACAGGATTAGCA GAGCGAGGTATGTAGGCGGTGCTACAGAGTTCTTGAAGTGGTGGCCTAACTACGGCTACACTAGAAG AACAGTATTTGGTATCTGCGCTCTGCTGAAGCCAGTTACCTTCGGAAAAAGAGTTGGTAGCTCTTGA TCCGGCAAACAAACCACCGCTGGTAGCGGTGGTTTTTTTGTTTGCAAGCAGCAGATTACGCGCAGAA AAAAAGGATCTCAAGAAGATCCTTTGATCTTTTCTACGGGGTCTGACGCTCAGTGGAACGAAAACTC ACGTTAAGGGATTTTGGTCATGAGATTATCAAAAAGGATCTTCACCTAGATCCTTTTAAATTAAAAA TGAAGTTTTAAATCAATCTAAAGTATATATGAGTAAACTTGGTCTGACAGTTACCAATGCTTAATCA GTGAGGCACCTATCTCAGCGATCTGTCTATTTCGTTCATCCATAGTTGCCTGACTCCCCGTCGTGTA GATAACTACGATACGGGAGGGCTTACCATCTGGCCCCAGTGCTGCAATGATACCGCGAGACCCACGC TCACCGGCTCCAGATTTATCAGCAATAAACCAGCCAGCCGGAAGGGCCGAGCGCAGAAGTGGTCCTG CAACTTTATCCGCCTCCATCCAGTCTATTAATTGTTGCCGGGAAGCTAGAGTAAGTAGTTCGCCAGT TAATAGTTTGCGCAACGTTGTTGCCATTGCTACAGGCATCGTGGTGTCACGCTCGTCGTTTGGTATG GCTTCATTCAGCTCCGGTTCCCAACGATCAAGGCGAGTTACATGATCCCCCATGTTGTGCAAAAAAG CGGTTAGCTCCTTCGGTCCTCCGATCGTTGTCAGAAGTAAGTTGGCCGCAGTGTTATCACTCATGGT TATGGCAGCACTGCATAATTCTCTTACTGTCATGCCATCCGTAAGATGCTTTTCTGTGACTGGTGAG TACTCAACCAAGTCATTCTGAGAATAGTGTATGCGGCGACCGAGTTGCTCTTGCCCGGCGTCAATAC GGGATAATACCGCGCCACATAGCAGAACTTTAAAAGTGCTCATCATTGGAAAACGTTCTTCGGGGCG AAAACTCTCAAGGATCTTACCGCTGTTGAGATCCAGTTCGATGTAACCCACTCGTGCACCCAACTGA TCTTCAGCATCTTTTACTTTCACCAGCGTTTCTGGGTGAGCAAAAACAGGAAGGCAAAATGCCGCAA AAAAGGGAATAAGGGCGACACGGAAATGTTGAATACTCATACTCTTCCTTTTTCAATATTATTGAAG CATTTATCAGGGTTATTGTCTCATGAGCGGATACATATTTGAATGTATTTAGAAAAATAAACAAATA GGGGTTCCGCGCACATTTCCCCGAAAAGTGCCACCTGAC Design 2 ctgtaggtTAGCAACCACCCTGTGATTACAACTGACTCCTCCTCGCGCAAGCCACCCTGTGATTACA 254 array ACTGACTCTCCGTCCtacgcagaaggtCCTCTTCCACCCTGTGATTACAACTGACTCTGGGGTGGGT GCTCCACCCTGTGATTACAACTGACTCGTGCGGTtacggtagaggtTTGACCCCACCCTGTGATTAC AACTGACTGCGTCCTGTTGTATCCACCCTGTGATTACAACTGACTTGGGCGTCtacgggttaggtCT GGGGCCACCCTGTGATTACAACTGACTGTGCCTGCCACTATCCACCCTGTGATTACAACTGACTGTC GCCCTtacgttggaggtCCATGCCCACCCTGTGATTACAACTGACTGCTGTCCGTCCCTCCCACCCT GTGATTACAACTGACTGGTCGCTCtacggagtaggtGTCTCACCACCCTGTGATTACAACTGACTTC CCTGGCCACTATCCACCCTGTGATTACAACTGACTGGCTGTGGtacggctaaggt Design 2 GTCGACGGATCGGGAGATCTCCCGATCCCCTATGGTGCACTCTCAGTACAATCTGCTCTGATGCCGC 255 lentiviral ATAGTTAAGCCAGTATCTGCTCCCTGCTTGTGTGTTGGAGGTCGCTGAGTAGTGCGCGAGCAAAATT transfer TAAGCTACAACAAGGCAAGGCTTGACCGACAATTGCATGAAGAATCTGCTTAGGGTTAGGCGTTTTG plasmid CGCTGCTTCGCGATGTACGGGCCAGATATACGCGTTGACATTGATTATTGACTAGTTATTAATAGTA ATCAATTACGGGGTCATTAGTTCATAGCCCATATATGGAGTTCCGCGTTACATAACTTACGGTAAAT GGCCCGCCTGGCTGACCGCCCAACGACCCCCGCCCATTGACGTCAATAATGACGTATGTTCCCATAG TAACGCCAATAGGGACTTTCCATTGACGTCAATGGGTGGAGTATTTACGGTAAACTGCCCACTTGGC AGTACATCAAGTGTATCATATGCCAAGTACGCCCCCTATTGACGTCAATGACGGTAAATGGCCCGCC TGGCATTATGCCCAGTACATGACCTTATGGGACTTTCCTACTTGGCAGTACATCTACGTATTAGTCA TCGCTATTACCATGGTGATGCGGTTTTGGCAGTACATCAATGGGCGTGGATAGCGGTTTGACTCACG GGGATTTCCAAGTCTCCACCCCATTGACGTCAATGGGAGTTTGTTTTGGCACCAAAATCAACGGGAC TTTCCAAAATGTCGTAACAACTCCGCCCCATTGACGCAAATGGGCGGTAGGCGTGTACGGTGGGAGG TCTATATAAGCAGCGCGTTTTGCCTGTACTGGGTCTCTCTGGTTAGACCAGATCTGAGCCTGGGAGC TCTCTGGCTAACTAGGGAACCCACTGCTTAAGCCTCAATAAAGCTTGCCTTGAGTGCTTCAAGTAGT GTGTGCCCGTCTGTTGTGTGACTCTGGTAACTAGAGATCCCTCAGACCCTTTTAGTCAGTGTGGAAA ATCTCTAGCAGTGGCGCCCGAACAGGGACTTGAAAGCGAAAGGGAAACCAGAGGAGCTCTCTCGACG CAGGACTCGGCTTGCTGAAGCGCGCACGGCAAGAGGCGAGGGGCGGCGACTGGTGAGTACGCCAAAA ATTTTGACTAGCGGAGGCTAGAAGGAGAGAGATGGGTGCGAGAGCGTCAGTATTAAGCGGGGGAGAA TTAGATCGCGATGGGAAAAAATTCGGTTAAGGCCAGGGGGAAAGAAAAAATATAAATTAAAACATAT AGTATGGGCAAGCAGGGAGCTAGAACGATTCGCAGTTAATCCTGGCCTGTTAGAAACATCAGAAGGC TGTAGACAAATACTGGGACAGCTACAACCATCCCTTCAGACAGGATCAGAAGAACTTAGATCATTAT ATAATACAGTAGCAACCCTCTATTGTGTGCATCAAAGGATAGAGATAAAAGACACCAAGGAAGCTTT AGACAAGATAGAGGAAGAGCAAAACAAAAGTAAGACCACCGCACAGCAAGCGGCCGCTGATCTTCAG ACCTGGAGGAGGAGATATGAGGGACAATTGGAGAAGTGAATTATATAAATATAAAGTAGTAAAAATT GAACCATTAGGAGTAGCACCCACCAAGGCAAAGAGAAGAGTGGTGCAGAGAGAAAAAAGAGCAGTGG GAATAGGAGCTTTGTTCCTTGGGTTCTTGGGAGCAGCAGGAAGCACTATGGGCGCAGCGTCAATGAC GCTGACGGTACAGGCCAGACAATTATTGTCTGGTATAGTGCAGCAGCAGAACAATTTGCTGAGGGCT ATTGAGGCGCAACAGCATCTGTTGCAACTCACAGTCTGGGGCATCAAGCAGCTCCAGGCAAGAATCC TGGCTGTGGAAAGATACCTAAAGGATCAACAGCTCCTGGGGATTTGGGGTTGCTCTGGAAAACTCAT TTGCACCACTGCTGTGCCTTGGAATGCTAGTTGGAGTAATAAATCTCTGGAACAGATTTGGAATCAC ACGACCTGGATGGAGTGGGACAGAGAAATTAACAATTACACAAGCTTAATACACTCCTTAATTGAAG AATCGCAAAACCAGCAAGAAAAGAATGAACAAGAATTATTGGAATTAGATAAATGGGCAAGTTTGTG GAATTGGTTTAACATAACAAATTGGCTGTGGTATATAAAATTATTCATAATGATAGTAGGAGGCTTG GTAGGTTTAAGAATAGTTTTTGCTGTACTTTCTATAGTGAATAGAGTTAGGCAGGGATATTCACCAT TATCGTTTCAGACCCACCTCCCAACCCCGAGGGGACCCGACAGGCCCGAAGGAATAGAAGAAGAAGG TGGAGAGAGAGACAGAGACAGATCCATTCGATTAGTGAACGGATCGGCACTGCGTGCGCCAATTCTG CAGACAAATGGCAGTATTCATCCACAATTTTAAAAGAAAAGGGGGGATTGGGGGGTACAGTGCAGGG GAAAGAATAGTAGACATAATAGCAACAGACATACAAACTAAAGAATTACAAAAACAAATTACAAAAA TTCAAAATTTTCGGGTTTATTACAGGGACAGCAGAGATCCAGTTTGGTTAATctgtaggtTAGCAAC CACCCTGTGATTACAACTGACTCCTCCTCGCGCAAGCCACCCTGTGATTACAACTGACTCTCCGTCC tacgcagaaggtCCTCTTCCACCCTGTGATTACAACTGACTCTGGGGTGGGTGCTCCACCCTGTGAT TACAACTGACTCGTGCGGTtacggtagaggtTTGACCCCACCCTGTGATTACAACTGACTGCGTCCT GTTGTATCCACCCTGTGATTACAACTGACTTGGGCGTCtacgggttaggtCTGGGGCCACCCTGTGA TTACAACTGACTGTGCCTGCCACTATCCACCCTGTGATTACAACTGACTGTCGCCCTtacgttggag gtCCATGCCCACCCTGTGATTACAACTGACTGCTGTCCGTCCCTCCCACCCTGTGATTACAACTGAC TGGTCGCTCtacggagtaggtGTCTCACCACCCTGTGATTACAACTGACTTCCCTGGCCACTATCCA CCCTGTGATTACAACTGACTGGCTGTGGtacggctaaggtcctccctttagtgagggttaattctcg agtctccctatagtgagtcgtattaattccgtgtattctatagtgtcacctaaatcgttacgagaca cctATTAACCCGTGTCGGCTCCAGATCTggcctccgcgccgggttttggcgcctcccgcgggcgccc ccctcctcacggcgagcgctgccacgtcagacgaagggcgcagCgagcgtcctgatccttccgcccg gacgctcaggacagcggcccgctgctcataagactcggccttagaaccccagtatcagcagaaggac attttaggacgggacttgggtgactctagggcactggttttctttccagagagcggaacaggcgagg aaaagtagtcccttctcggcgattctgcggagggatctccgtggggcggtgaacgccgatgattata taaggacgcgccgggtgtggcacagctagttccgtcgcagccgggatttgggtcgcggttcttgttt gtggatcgctgtgatcgtcacttggtgagtAgcgggctgctgggctggccggggctttcgtggccgc cgggccgctcggtgggacggaagcgtgtggagagaccgccaagggctgtagtctgggtccgcgagca aggttgccctgaactgggggttggggggagcgcaGcaaaatggcggctgttcccgagtcttgaatgg aagacgcttgtGaggcgggctgtgaggtcgttgaaacaaggtggggggcatggtgggcggcaagaac ccaaggtcttgaggccttcgctaatgcgggaaagctcttattcgggtgagatgggctggggcaccat ctggggaccctgacgtgaagtttgtcactgactggagaactcggtttgtcgtctgttgcgggggcgg cagttatgGcggtgccgttgggcagtgcacccgtacctttgggagcgcgcgccCtcgtcgtgtcgtg acgtcacccgttctgttggcttataatgcagggtggggccacctgccggtaggtgtgcggtaggctt ttctccgtcgcaggacgcagggttcgggcctagggtaggctctcctgaatcgacaggcgccggacct ctggtgaggggagggataagtgaggcgtcagtttctttggtcggttttatgtacctatcttcttaag tagctgaagctccggttttgaactatgcgctcggggttggcgagtgtgttttgtgaagttttttagg caccttttgaaatgtaatcatttgggtcaatatgtaattttcagtgttagactagtaaattgtccgc taaattctggccgtttttggcttttttgttagacGAAGCTTGGGCTGCAGGTCGACTCTAGaGGATC CCCGGGTAaggatccccgggtaccggtcgccaccatggtgagcaagggcgaggagctgttcaccggg gtggtgcccatcctggtcgagctggacggcgacgtaaacggccacaagttcagcgtgtccggcgagg gcgagggcgatgccacctacggcaagctgaccctgaagttcatctgcaccaccggcaagctgcccgt gccctggcccaccctcgtgaccaccctgacctggggcgtgcagtgcttcgcccgctaccccgaccac atgaagcagcacgacttcttcaagtccgccatgcccgaaggctacgtccaggagcgcaccatcttct tcaaggacgacggcaactacaagacccgcgccgaggtgaagttcgagggcgacaccctggtgaaccg catcgagctgaagggcatcgacttcaaggaggacggcaacatcctggggcacaagctggagtacaac gccatcagcgacaacgtctatatcaccgccgacaagcagaagaacggcatcaaggccaacttcaaga tccgccacaacatcgaggacggcagcgtgcagctcgccgaccactaccagcagaacacccccatcgg cgacggccccgtgctgctgcccgacaaccactacctgagcacccagtccaagctgagcaaagacccc aacgagaagcgcgatcacatggtcctgctggagttcgtgaccgccgccgggatcactctcggcatgg acgagctgtacaagtgaacctGAATTCGATATCAAGCTTATCGATAATCAACCTCTGGATTACAAAA TTTGTGAAAGATTGACTGGTATTCTTAACTATGTTGCTCCTTTTACGCTATGTGGATACGCTGCTTT AATGCCTTTGTATCATGCTATTGCTTCCCGTATGGCTTTCATTTTCTCCTCCTTGTATAAATCCTGG TTGCTGTCTCTTTATGAGGAGTTGTGGCCCGTTGTCAGGCAACGTGGCGTGGTGTGCACTGTGTTTG CTGACGCAACCCCCACTGGTTGGGGCATTGCCACCACCTGTCAGCTCCTTTCCGGGACTTTCGCTTT CCCCCTCCCTATTGCCACGGCGGAACTCATCGCCGCCTGCCTTGCCCGCTGCTGGACAGGGGCTCGG CTGTTGGGCACTGACAATTCCGTGGTGTTGTCGGGGAAATCATCGTCCTTTCCTTGGCTGCTCGCCT GTGTTGCCACCTGGATTCTGCGCGGGACGTCCTTCTGCTACGTCCCTTCGGCCCTCAATCCAGCGGA CCTTCCTTCCCGCGGCCTGCTGCCGGCTCTGCGGCCTCTTCCGCGTCTTCGCCTTCGCCCTCAGACG AGTCGGATCTCCCTTTGGGCCGCCTCCCCGCATCGATACCGTCGACCTCGAGACCTAGAAAAACATG GAGCAATCACAAGTAGCAATACAGCAGCTACCAATGCTGATTGTGCCTGGCTAGAAGCACAAGAGGA GGAGGAGGTGGGTTTTCCAGTCACACCTCAGGTACCTTTAAGACCAATGACTTACAAGGCAGCTGTA GATCTTAGCCACTTTTTAAAAGAAAAGGGGGGACTGGAAGGGCTAATTCACTCCCAACGAAGACAAG ATATCCTTGATCTGTGGATCTACCACACACAAGGCTACTTCCCTGATTGGCAGAACTACACACCAGG GCCAGGGATCAGATATCCACTGACCTTTGGATGGTGCTACAAGCTAGTACCAGTTGAGCAAGAGAAG GTAGAAGAAGCCAATGAAGGAGAGAACACCCGCTTGTTACACCCTGTGAGCCTGCATGGGATGGATG ACCCGGAGAGAGAAGTATTAGAGTGGAGGTTTGACAGCCGCCTAGCATTTCATCACATGGCCCGAGA GCTGCATCCGGACTGTACTGGGTCTCTCTGGTTAGACCAGATCTGAGCCTGGGAGCTCTCTGGCTAA CTAGGGAACCCACTGCTTAAGCCTCAATAAAGCTTGCCTTGAGTGCTTCAAGTAGTGTGTGCCCGTC TGTTGTGTGACTCTGGTAACTAGAGATCCCTCAGACCCTTTTAGTCAGTGTGGAAAATCTCTAGCAG GGCCCGTTTAAACCCGCTGATCAGCCTCGACTGTGCCTTCTAGTTGCCAGCCATCTGTTGTTTGCCC CTCCCCCGTGCCTTCCTTGACCCTGGAAGGTGCCACTCCCACTGTCCTTTCCTAATAAAATGAGGAA ATTGCATCGCATTGTCTGAGTAGGTGTCATTCTATTCTGGGGGGTGGGGTGGGGCAGGACAGCAAGG GGGAGGATTGGGAAGACAATAGCAGGCATGCTGGGGATGCGGTGGGCTCTATGGCTTCTGAGGCGGA AAGAACCAGCTGGGGCTCTAGGGGGTATCCCCACGCGCCCTGTAGCGGCGCATTAAGCGCGGCGGGT GTGGTGGTTACGCGCAGCGTGACCGCTACACTTGCCAGCGCCCTAGCGCCCGCTCCTTTCGCTTTCT TCCCTTCCTTTCTCGCCACGTTCGCCGGCTTTCCCCGTCAAGCTCTAAATCGGGGGCTCCCTTTAGG GTTCCGATTTAGTGCTTTACGGCACCTCGACCCCAAAAAACTTGATTAGGGTGATGGTTCACGTAGT GGGCCATCGCCCTGATAGACGGTTTTTCGCCCTTTGACGTTGGAGTCCACGTTCTTTAATAGTGGAC TCTTGTTCCAAACTGGAACAACACTCAACCCTATCTCGGTCTATTCTTTTGATTTATAAGGGATTTT GCCGATTTCGGCCTATTGGTTAAAAAATGAGCTGATTTAACAAAAATTTAACGCGAATTAATTCTGT GGAATGTGTGTCAGTTAGGGTGTGGAAAGTCCCCAGGCTCCCCAGCAGGCAGAAGTATGCAAAGCAT GCATCTCAATTAGTCAGCAACCAGGTGTGGAAAGTCCCCAGGCTCCCCAGCAGGCAGAAGTATGCAA AGCATGCATCTCAATTAGTCAGCAACCATAGTCCCGCCCCTAACTCCGCCCATCCCGCCCCTAACTC CGCCCAGTTCCGCCCATTCTCCGCCCCATGGCTGACTAATTTTTTTTATTTATGCAGAGGCCGAGGC CGCCTCTGCCTCTGAGCTATTCCAGAAGTAGTGAGGAGGCTTTTTTGGAGGCCTAGGCTTTTGCAAA AAGCTCCCGGGAGCTTGTATATCCATTTTCGGATCTGATCAGCACGTGTTGACAATTAATCATCGGC ATAGTATATCGGCATAGTATAATACGACAAGGTGAGGAACTAAACCATGGCCAAGTTGACCAGTGCC GTTCCGGTGCTCACCGCGCGCGACGTCGCCGGAGCGGTCGAGTTCTGGACCGACCGGCTCGGGTTCT CCCGGGACTTCGTGGAGGACGACTTCGCCGGTGTGGTCCGGGACGACGTGACCCTGTTCATCAGCGC GGTCCAGGACCAGGTGGTGCCGGACAACACCCTGGCCTGGGTGTGGGTGCGCGGCCTGGACGAGCTG TACGCCGAGTGGTCGGAGGTCGTGTCCACGAACTTCCGGGACGCCTCCGGGCCGGCCATGACCGAGA TCGGCGAGCAGCCGTGGGGGCGGGAGTTCGCCCTGCGCGACCCGGCCGGCAACTGCGTGCACTTCGT GGCCGAGGAGCAGGACTGACACGTGCTACGAGATTTCGATTCCACCGCCGCCTTCTATGAAAGGTTG GGCTTCGGAATCGTTTTCCGGGACGCCGGCTGGATGATCCTCCAGCGCGGGGATCTCATGCTGGAGT TCTTCGCCCACCCCAACTTGTTTATTGCAGCTTATAATGGTTACAAATAAAGCAATAGCATCACAAA TTTCACAAATAAAGCATTTTTTTCACTGCATTCTAGTTGTGGTTTGTCCAAACTCATCAATGTATCT TATCATGTCTGTATACCGTCGACCTCTAGCTAGAGCTTGGCGTAATCATGGTCATAGCTGTTTCCTG TGTGAAATTGTTATCCGCTCACAATTCCACACAACATACGAGCCGGAAGCATAAAGTGTAAAGCCTG GGGTGCCTAATGAGTGAGCTAACTCACATTAATTGCGTTGCGCTCACTGCCCGCTTTCCAGTCGGGA AACCTGTCGTGCCAGCTGCATTAATGAATCGGCCAACGCGCGGGGAGAGGCGGTTTGCGTATTGGGC GCTCTTCCGCTTCCTCGCTCACTGACTCGCTGCGCTCGGTCGTTCGGCTGCGGCGAGCGGTATCAGC TCACTCAAAGGCGGTAATACGGTTATCCACAGAATCAGGGGATAACGCAGGAAAGAACATGTGAGCA AAAGGCCAGCAAAAGGCCAGGAACCGTAAAAAGGCCGCGTTGCTGGCGTTTTTCCATAGGCTCCGCC CCCCTGACGAGCATCACAAAAATCGACGCTCAAGTCAGAGGTGGCGAAACCCGACAGGACTATAAAG ATACCAGGCGTTTCCCCCTGGAAGCTCCCTCGTGCGCTCTCCTGTTCCGACCCTGCCGCTTACCGGA TACCTGTCCGCCTTTCTCCCTTCGGGAAGCGTGGCGCTTTCTCATAGCTCACGCTGTAGGTATCTCA GTTCGGTGTAGGTCGTTCGCTCCAAGCTGGGCTGTGTGCACGAACCCCCCGTTCAGCCCGACCGCTG CGCCTTATCCGGTAACTATCGTCTTGAGTCCAACCCGGTAAGACACGACTTATCGCCACTGGCAGCA GCCACTGGTAACAGGATTAGCAGAGCGAGGTATGTAGGCGGTGCTACAGAGTTCTTGAAGTGGTGGC CTAACTACGGCTACACTAGAAGAACAGTATTTGGTATCTGCGCTCTGCTGAAGCCAGTTACCTTCGG AAAAAGAGTTGGTAGCTCTTGATCCGGCAAACAAACCACCGCTGGTAGCGGTGGTTTTTTTGTTTGC AAGCAGCAGATTACGCGCAGAAAAAAAGGATCTCAAGAAGATCCTTTGATCTTTTCTACGGGGTCTG ACGCTCAGTGGAACGAAAACTCACGTTAAGGGATTTTGGTCATGAGATTATCAAAAAGGATCTTCAC CTAGATCCTTTTAAATTAAAAATGAAGTTTTAAATCAATCTAAAGTATATATGAGTAAACTTGGTCT GACAGTTACCAATGCTTAATCAGTGAGGCACCTATCTCAGCGATCTGTCTATTTCGTTCATCCATAG TTGCCTGACTCCCCGTCGTGTAGATAACTACGATACGGGAGGGCTTACCATCTGGCCCCAGTGCTGC AATGATACCGCGAGACCCACGCTCACCGGCTCCAGATTTATCAGCAATAAACCAGCCAGCCGGAAGG GCCGAGCGCAGAAGTGGTCCTGCAACTTTATCCGCCTCCATCCAGTCTATTAATTGTTGCCGGGAAG CTAGAGTAAGTAGTTCGCCAGTTAATAGTTTGCGCAACGTTGTTGCCATTGCTACAGGCATCGTGGT GTCACGCTCGTCGTTTGGTATGGCTTCATTCAGCTCCGGTTCCCAACGATCAAGGCGAGTTACATGA TCCCCCATGTTGTGCAAAAAAGCGGTTAGCTCCTTCGGTCCTCCGATCGTTGTCAGAAGTAAGTTGG CCGCAGTGTTATCACTCATGGTTATGGCAGCACTGCATAATTCTCTTACTGTCATGCCATCCGTAAG ATGCTTTTCTGTGACTGGTGAGTACTCAACCAAGTCATTCTGAGAATAGTGTATGCGGCGACCGAGT TGCTCTTGCCCGGCGTCAATACGGGATAATACCGCGCCACATAGCAGAACTTTAAAAGTGCTCATCA TTGGAAAACGTTCTTCGGGGCGAAAACTCTCAAGGATCTTACCGCTGTTGAGATCCAGTTCGATGTA ACCCACTCGTGCACCCAACTGATCTTCAGCATCTTTTACTTTCACCAGCGTTTCTGGGTGAGCAAAA ACAGGAAGGCAAAATGCCGCAAAAAAGGGAATAAGGGCGACACGGAAATGTTGAATACTCATACTCT TCCTTTTTCAATATTATTGAAGCATTTATCAGGGTTATTGTCTCATGAGCGGATACATATTTGAATG TATTTAGAAAAATAAACAAATAGGGGTTCCGCGCACATTTCCCCGAAAAGTGCCACCTGAC

TABLE 5A Sequences the constructs, barcodes, and/or probes used in Example 5. See FIGS. 5B, 5D-5E, 5G-5H, and related figures for results. Probe target HCR initiator Fluorophore Related figure(s) ZL1-barcode B1 Alexa 594 FIG. 5B (chick) GFP B3 Alexa 647 ZL1-barcode B1 Alexa 594 FIG. 5E (mouse) GFP B3 Alexa 488 Tbx21 B1 Alexa 488 FIGS. 22A-22 D(mouse) Th B4 Alexa 647 Pooled split initiator (v3.0) probes were purchased from Molecular Instruments and used according to their protocol.

TABLE 5B  Sequences the constructs, barcodes, and/or probes used in Example 5.  See FIGS. 5B, 5D-5E, 5G-5H, and related figures for results. Probe HCR Related Probe sequence SEQ name initiator Fluorophore figure(s) (probe-LINKER-INITIATOR) ID NO. P2B1 B1 Aelexa 594 FIGS. cgtggattggaacagcttct-TATA- 256 5D and GCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAG P2B3- B3 Alexa 488 5E, left cgtggatcggaacagcttct-TATA- 257 TtoC panels AAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTC P4B2 B2 Alexa 647 agcttgaacaccagtcgcaa- 258 TATAAGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATC P2B3 B3 Alexa 488 FIGS. cgtggattggaacagcttct-TATA- 259 5D and AAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTC P2B1- B1 Alexa 594 5E, right cgtggatcggaacagcttct-TATA- 260 TtoC panels GCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAG P4B2 B2 Alexa 647 agcttgaacaccagtcgcaa-TATA- 261 AGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATC

TABLE 5C  Sequences the constructs, barcodes, and/or probes used in Example 5.  See FIGS. 5B, 5D-5E, 5G-5H, and related figures for results. Related SEQ Probe HCR figure probe sequence  ID name initiator Fluorophore panel(s) (probe-LINKER-INITIATOR) NO. LP1-1A B1 Alexa 594 FIG. 5G cgtggattggaacagcttct-TATA- 262 GCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAG LP1-1G B3 Alexa 488 cgtggatcggaacagcttct-TATA- 263 AAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTC LP1-2A B2 Alexa 647 ttccacatccctctgcgatt-TATA- 264 AGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATC LP1-2G B4 Alexa 546 Ttccacacccctctgcgatt-TATAC- 265 ACATTTACAGACCTCAACCTACCTCCAACTCTCAC LP3-2A B3 Alexa 647 FIG. 19 ataccaatcccttcggcgat-TATA- 266 (pair 2) AAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTC LP3-2G B2 Alexa 546 ataccaaccccttcggcgat-TATA- 267 AGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATC LP3-1A B1 Alexa 594 ttcaacatacgccaatgcgg-TATA- 268 GCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAg LP3-1G B4 Alexa 488 ttcaacacacgccaatgcgg-TATA- 269 CACATTTACAGACCTCAACCTACCTCCAACTCTCAC LP3-1A B2 Alexa 594 FIG. 19 gtcaacatacacgccctgat-TATA- 270 (pair 3) AGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATC LP3-1G B3 Alexa 488 gtcaacacacacgccctgat-TATA- 271 AAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTC LP3-2A B1 Alexa 647 ttagcgatacatccgaccca-TATA- 272 GCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAg LP3-2G B4 Alexa 546 ttagcgacacatccgaccca-TATA- 273 CACATTTACAGACCTCAACCTACCTCCAACTCTCAC

TABLE 5D  Sequences the constructs, barcodes, and/or probes used in Example 5. See FIGS. 5B, 5D-5E, 5G-5H, and related figures for results. Barcode SEQ ID name Barcode sequence NO. ZL1- cgacagcttgtctctccagatgctcttgggcca 274 barcode tcttccacatcgtccgtagcagccttggcaatt tgccatcactggcaaatacacataaatccaatg aatacggttaccaccatcacattaccatgcagg tacacagcaagaattgacgttggcatatcacat ggtgtaataaccccacttgtgaaacaacccaga ataaggtacaaggcggaaatgtcgtcattctaa aataaaaggcatggccaggaatttgtctaatac cgggaacttaaattcagcttgaacaccagtcgc aaaaaattcaaagaaagtgattcaggttcgggt tcgtggattggaacagcttcttttgtttcagtg atgagagaatcctcctgtca pair 1-AA TTCCACATCCCTCTGCGATTCGTGGCatcgtgg 275 barcode atTggaacagcttcttt pair 1-GG TTCCACACCCCTCTGCGATTCGTGGCatcgtgg 276 barcode atCggaacagcttcttt pair 2-AA TTCAACATACGCCAATGCGGACGCGGCCGCTGT 277 barcode TCAGATACCAATCCCTTCGGCGATTTCCCG pair 2-GG TTCAACACACGCCAATGCGGACGCGGCCGCTGT 278 barcode TCAGATACCAACCCCTTCGGCGATTTCCCG pair 3-AA TTAGCGATACATCCGACCCAATCATACCCTGTG 279 barcode ATTCGTCAACATACACGCCCTGATAAATAT pair 3-GG TTAGCGACACATCCGACCCAATCATACCCTGTG 280 barcode ATTCGTCAACACACACGCCCTGATAAATAT

TABLE 6A  Sequences the constructs, barcodes, and/or probes used in Example 6. See FIGS. 6B-6D, and related figures for results. Barcode name Barcode sequence SEQ ID NO. mL-1a agatgctcctgagccatctt 281 mL-1b cgtggattggaacagcttct 282 mL-1c gaaagtgattcaggttcggg 283 mL-2a agcttgaacaccagtcgcaa 284 mL-2b gcatggccaggaatttgtct 285 mL-2c ggcggaaatgtcgtcattct 286 mL-3a ccacttgtgaaacaacccag 287 mL-3b cgttggcatatcacatggtg 288 mL-3c accatgcaggtacacagcaa 289 mL-4a TTCCACATCCCTCTGCGATT 290 mL-4b ATACCAATCCCTTCGGCGAT 291 mL-4c ATCAGCGTGACAACTGTGCT 292

TABLE 6B  Sequences the constructs, barcodes, and/or probes used in Example 6. See FIGS. 6B-6D, and related figures for results. HCR Hybridi- SEQ Probe Probe sequence  ini- Fluoro- zation ID name (probe-LINKER-INITIATOR) tiator phore round NO. mL- agatgctcctgagccatctt-TATA- B1 Alexa647 1 293 1a-B1 GCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAG mL- cgtggattggaacagcttct-TATA- B2 Alexa594 294 1b-B2 AGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATC mL- gaaagtgattcaggttcggg-TATA- B4 Alexa546 295 1c-B4 CACATTTACAGACCTCAACCTACCTCCAACTCTCAC mL- ttccacatccctctgcgatt-TATA- B3 Alexa488 296 4a-B3 AAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTC mL- agcttgaacaccagtcgcaa-TATA- B1 Alexa647 2 297 2a-B1 GCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAG mL- gcatggccaggaatttgtct-TATA- B2 Alexa594 298 2b-B2 AGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATC mL- ggcggaaatgtcgtcattct-TATA- B4 Alexa546 299 2c-B4 CACATTTACAGACCTCAACCTACCTCCAACTCTCAC mL- ataccaatcccttcggcgat-TATA- B3 Alexa488 300 4b-B3 AAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTC mL- ccacttgtgaaacaacccag-TATA- B1 Alexa647 3 301 3a-B1 GCATTCTTTCTTGAGGAGGGCAGCAAACGGGAAGAG mL- cgttggcatatcacatggtg-TATA- B2 Alexa594 302 3b-B2 AGCTCAGTCCATCCTCGTAAATCCTCATCAATCATC mL- accatgcaggtacacagcaa-TATA- B4 Alexa546 303 3c-B4 CACATTTACAGACCTCAACCTACCTCCAACTCTCAC mL- atcagcgtgacaactgtgct-TATA- B3 Alexa488 304 4c-B3 AAAGTCTAATCCGTCCCTGCCTCTATATCTCCACTC

To establish Z1 and Z3 monoclonal cultures, approximately 1000 cells from the polyclonal population were cultured on a 10 cm plate, from which individual colonies were picked and expanded. Clones were then genotyped by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to ensure that: the transgene was inserted properly in one of the ROSA26 loci, the other ROSA26 locus was intact, and there was no other integration of the transgene or Cas9 elsewhere in the genome.

Zombie Procedure for Cell Culture Samples

Cells were washed with 1×PBS before fixation by 3:1 (v:v) mix of methanol and acetic acid (MAA) at room temperature for 20 minutes. Cross-linking fixation interferes with transcription by phage RNA polymerases, and therefore, should be avoided prior to the transcription step. Cells were then washed briefly first with 1× phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) and then with nuclease free water and subsequently were incubated with the transcription mix (MEGAscript Transcription Kit; Invitrogen, Carlsbad, Calif.) at 37° C. for 3 hours. All three RNA polymerases used in this study (T3, T7, and SP6) work at comparable levels. The choice of one polymerase over another in different experiments was mostly arbitrary. After transcription, cells were fixed with 4% formaldehyde solution in PBS for 20 minutes at room temperature followed by two washes with 5×SSC, for 5 minutes each, to remove traces of formaldehyde.

The samples were then pre-incubated in hybridization buffer at 37° C. for at least 10 minutes before overnight incubation, at 37° C., in hybridization buffer containing 4 nM of each probe. When the experiment involved probe competition or split initiator probes with 25 bp annealing region, 30% probe hybridization buffer (Molecular Technologies, Pasadena, Calif.) was used for hybridization and, the next day, samples were washed four times, 15 minutes each, at 37° C. with 30% probe wash buffer (Molecular Technologies, Pasadena, Calif.) to remove excess probes, as previously described. For probes with 20 bp annealing region, in the absence of competition, 10% hybridization buffer (composed of 10% formamide, 10% Dextran Sulfate and 2× saline-sodium citrate (SSC) in RNAse-Free water) was used for overnight hybridization as previously described. These samples were then washed with a wash buffer, composed of 30% formamide, 2×SSC, and 0.1% Triton-X 100, at room temperature for 30 minutes, to remove excess probes, followed by a brief wash with 5×SSC.

HCR amplification was performed according to the manufacturer's instruction. Briefly, samples were first washed with 5×SSCT (5×SSC+0.1% Tween 20) for 5 minutes at room temperature and then incubated with amplification buffer (Molecular Technologies, Pasadena, Calif.) for at least 10 minutes at room temperature. Meanwhile, each fluorescently labeled hairpin was prepared by snap cooling (heating at 95° C. for 90 seconds and cooling to room temperature in a dark drawer for 30 minutes) in hairpin storage buffer. All the required hairpins were then added to the amplification buffer at the final concentration of 60 μM each. Cells were then incubated, in the dark, with amplification buffer containing the hairpins for 45 minutes at room temperature. Subsequently, excess hairpins were removed by five washes with 5×SSCT over one hour. 4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole (DAPI) was added to the third wash to label nuclei. Nuclei could also be visualized using native fluorescent of Histone 2B protein-cyan fluorescent protein (H2B-CFP), when it was expressed in the cells (e.g. FIGS. 1C-1D). However, native fluorescence of cytoplasmically expressed fluorescent proteins could not be detected after the Zombie procedure. Samples were then kept in the dark at 4° C. until imaging.

When additional rounds of hybridization and imaging was required, samples were incubated first with 1× DNase I buffer (Roche (Basel, Switzerland) 4716728001) in nuclease free water at room temperature for 5 minutes and then with DNase I solution (2 U/μl of the enzyme in 1× buffer) at 37° C. for 3 hours, to digest probes and HCR hairpins from the previous round. Subsequently, samples were washed three times with pre-warmed 30% wash buffer at 37° C. (first two washes for 5 min each and the third wash for 15 min). Another round of hybridization and HCR was then performed as described above.

The procedure described above was the main protocol used in the cell culture experiments described herein. See Table 7 and FIGS. 23-25, for details regarding the variations to this main protocol.

TABLE 7 List of experimental conditions and their effect on barcode detection efficiency. Condition Description Result PFA fixation Fixed with 1, 2, and 4% formaldehyde Fixation with PFA prior to transcription step solution in PBS, followed by drastically reduced the detection efficiency permeabilization by either 3:1 (v/v) mix of (see FIG. 10) methanol and acetic acid or 70% ethanol. Methanol and acetic Fixed with 100% methanol as well as 5, 15, Mix of acetic acid in methanol provides the acid fixation 25, 35, and 50% acetic acid in methanol best results (see FIGS. 11-12). solutions. Clarke's Fixed with 3:1 (v/v) mix of ethanol:Acetic Observed a decrease in detection fluid fixation Acid for 15 minutes at room temperature. efficiency compared to 3:1 MAA fixation. Methanol and Fixed with 1:1 (v/v) mix of methanol and Observed a drastic decrease in the detection acetone fixation acetone for 15 minutes at room efficiency. temperature. Proteinase K Permeablized the cells initially using 1, 5, All of these treatments led to loss of most treatment and 10 ug/μl Proteinase K for 11 min at room cells. temperature and in a subsequent experiment using 1 ug/μl of Proteinase K for 1, 2, 5, and 10 min at room temperature. Triton X-100 Washed the cells with 0.5% Triton X-100 for Observed no advantage over not washing 10 minutes at room temperature after fixation the cells with this solution. by 3:1 MAA mix. SDS Washed with 0.1% SDS for 10 minutes at It severely affected the cell room temperature after fixation by 3:1 MAA morphology. mix. Histone wash Washed with 2 mg/ml Dextran sulfate (MW Observed a slight decrease in detection 500,000), 0.2 mg/ml Heparin sodium salt, efficiency. 0.1% IGEPAL CA-630, 10 mM EDTA, 10 mM Tris pH = 8.0 in nuclease free water for 10 minutes at room temperature after fixation by 3:1 MAA mix. RNA polymerase Performed transcription with 2, 5, 10, 15, and Observed no gain in efficiency for concentration 20 U/μl T7 RNA polymerase at 37° C. for 3 concentrations above 5 U/μl. hours. Duration of Performed transcription with T7 RNA Duration of the transcription reaction transcription polymerase for 15, 30, 60, and 180 only has a modest effect on detection reaction minutes at 37° C. efficiency (see FIG. 11) PFA, paraformaldehyde; MAA, mix of methanol and acetic acid (v/v).

Design of the Synthetic Memory Arrays

Each unit of the memory arrays included a 20 bp probe site that partially overlapped with a 20 bp gRNA target site. gRNA target sites were followed by PAM sequence (NGG). To limit the possible outcome of base editing by ABE, gRNAs were designed so that from their position 2 to 10 there was only one “A” nucleotide, which occurred at position 5. Azimuth 2.0 software was used to choose gRNA candidates with high on-target and low off-target scores. Each probe sequence was designed so that its GC content was 50% and its predicted Tm, calculated using nearest neighbor method, was between 56 and 60° C. Sequences that form hairpins or dimers and homopolymeric tracts of 5 bp or longer were avoided in the probes. Recognition sites of some restriction enzymes (BsaI, BsmBI, BpiI, AarI, and XbaI) were avoided within the memory arrays to facilitate cloning. For design 1 array, probe sequences were chosen to differ from each other in at least 7 positions, to ensure specificity. For design 2, since all memory units were targeted with the same gRNA, 12 out of 20 bp was shared among all probes. The remaining 8 bp were chosen so that all probes were different from each other in at least 2 positions of the first 4 nucleotides and at least another 2 positions among the second 4 nucleotides. Furthermore, to facilitate discrimination, probes targeting all 12 design 2 barcodes were mixed together, at equimolar ratio, with the ones not being analyzed in any given experiment at an orthogonal channel (e.g., B5 HCR initiator). See tables herein for full sequence of the arrays and their corresponding probes.

The Combinatorial Barcode Library

Synthetic gene fragments containing 81 barcode combinations were obtained from Twist Bioscience (San Francisco, Calif.) and cloned into a lentiviral transfer plasmid by golden gate cloning, using Esp3I and T7 DNA ligase (see tables herein for the sequence of plasmids and barcodes). After transformation into NEB 10-beta chemical competent E. coli (C3019I), more than 10,000 colonies were scraped off the plates and used to prepare DNA for lentiviral packaging.

Lentiviral Delivery of Barcodes

Lentiviral vectors were produced and stored as previously described using the plasmids described above. The viral titer was determined by serial dilution. Only viral preparations with at least 10⁷ infectious units/μl were used. To establish stable cell lines, HEK293T cells were resuspended in the culture media, at a density of 500,000 cells per mL. 3 μL of lentiviral prep was mixed in with 97 μL of cell suspension. 10 μL of this mix was then added to another 90 μL of cell suspension in a separate tube. After mixing, the cells of the second tube were cultured in a 96-well plate for 3 days, without change of media. Subsequently, the cells were expanded in fresh media and used for the experiments.

To deliver barcodes to chicken embryos, fertilized eggs of white leghorn chickens were obtained from McIntyre Poultry & Fertile Eggs (Lakeside, Calif.) and incubated in a humidified atmosphere at 38° C. for 35 to 40 hours. The lentiviral prep was then injected in the neural tube of embryos ranging between stages HH10 and HH11. After injection, the eggs were closed with Parafilm and kept at 38° C. The embryos were analyzed 3 days after injection, at 5 days of incubation (stage HH27).

In mice, lentiviral injections were carried out stereotactically into the olfactory bulb of 3-month old male BL6 mice (JAX). Mice were anesthetized by single intraperitoneal injection with Ketamine/Xylazine solution. The stereotaxic coordinates were 5.5 mm anterior from bregma, 1.2 mm lateral from the midline, and 0.40 mm ventral from the brain surface. A single injection per olfactory bulb was performed using 0.3 μl of the lentiviral prep. The mouse brains were analyzed either 3 or 12 days after injection, as described in the text.

In some instances, different viral integration sites or chromatin states could potentially vary in their accessibility to phage polymerases. All the experimental procedures performed on animal models was approved by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee of California Institute of Technology.

Next Generation Sequencing

gDNA was extracted from cells using DNeasy Blood & Tissue kit (Qiagen, Hilden, Germany) according to manufacturer instructions. Amplicon libraries containing the regions of interest (i.e., memory arrays or library barcodes) were then generated, from gDNA, with a two-step PCR protocol to add Illumina adapters and Nextera i5 and i7 combinatorial indices. Indexed amplicons were pooled and sequenced on the Illumina MiSeq platform with a 600-cycle, v3 reagent kit (Illumina, MS-102-3003). To analyze next generation sequencing data, raw FASTQ files were aligned to a FASTA-format reference file containing the expected amplicon sequences. Alignment was performed using the Burrows-Wheeler Alignment Tool (bwa-mem). For the combinatorial viral library (FIG. 6E), the number of reads aligning to each possible reference sequence was computed using a custom script in R, available here. For the base editing samples (FIG. 18), base calls were extracted from each read at the base editor target sites, as well as the quality scores at these sites. Paired-end reads were merged, accepting the base call with the highest quality score in overlapping regions. Reads with the quality score of more than 10, at the target site position, were included in the analysis.

Histology

After harvesting, adult mouse brain and embryonic chicken tissues were washed with cold RNase free 0.1M phosphate-buffered saline solution (PBS, pH 7.4) at 4° C. Fresh tissues were then immersed into the Tissue-Tek O.C.T. Compound (#4583; Electron Microscopy Sciences, Hatfield, Pa.) and were frozen immediately for 3 minutes in isopentane cooled to −70° C. in dry ice. Samples were then stored at −80° C. until sectioning. 20 μm thick sections were obtained using a Leica Cryostat, mounted on SuperFrost slides or coverslips coated with 2% v/v solution of (3-Aminopropyl)triethoxysilane in acetone. Sections were then stored at −80° C. until use.

Zombie Procedure for Tissue Sections

The slides were first left to dry at room temperature for about 5 minutes and then fixed with MAA at room temperature in a glass staining jar for 3 hours. Subsequently, the slides were washed, by transfer to a new jar filled with PBS, three times for 5 minutes each. After a brief wash in nuclease free water, SecureSeal hybridization chambers (SKU:621501; Grace Bio-Labs, Bend, Oreg.) were put on the slides and transcription mix (MEGAscript T7 or T3 Transcription Kit; Invitrogen) was added on the sections and incubated for 3 hours at 37° C. After transcription, samples were fixed with 4% formaldehyde in PBS overnight at 4° C. Formaldehyde was then removed by three washes with 5×SSC at room temperature for 10 minutes each.

Hybridization was performed similar to what is described above for cell culture samples. Sections were pre-hybridized with probe hybridization buffer for at least 30 minutes at 37° C., before overnight incubation with probe hybridization buffer containing 4 nM of each probe, at 37° C. When the experiment involved probe competition (e.g., FIGS. 5C-5H) or split initiator probes with 25 bp annealing region (e.g., FIGS. 5B and 22A-22D), 30% probe hybridization buffer (Molecular Technologies) was used for hybridization followed by 4×15 min wash at 37° C. with 30% probe wash buffer (Molecular Technologies). For probes with 20 bp annealing region, in the absence of competition (e.g., FIGS. 6A-6D), 10% hybridization buffer (composed of 10% formamide, 10% Dextran Sulfate and 2×SSC in RNAse-Free water) was used for overnight hybridization, followed by 2×30 min wash in 30% formamide, 2×SSC, and 0.1% Triton-X 100, at room temperature. Then, after three brief washes with 5×SSCT at room temperature, sections were incubated with amplification buffer for 20 minutes, which was then replaced by amplification buffer containing snap cooled fluorescently labeled hairpins (Molecular Technologies, Pasadena, Calif.), each at 60 μM. After one hour incubation in the dark at room temperature, excess hairpins were removed by five washes with 5×SSCT over one hour. DAPI was added to the third wash to label nuclei.

For samples that required only one round of hybridization (e.g., FIGS. 5B-5E), hybridization chambers were removed at this point and sections were mounted in Aqua-mount (14-390-5; Thermo Scientific) and kept in the dark at 4° C. until imaging. For multiple rounds of hybridization, 5×SSCT was replaced with anti-bleaching buffer (50 mM Tris-HCl pH 8.0, 300 mM NaCl, 2×SSC, 3 mM Trolox (Sigma-Aldrich (St. Louis, Mo.) 238813), 0.8% D-glucose (Sigma-Aldrich (St. Louis, Mo.) G7528), 100-fold diluted Catalase (Sigma-Aldrich (St. Louis, Mo.) C3155), 0.5 mg/mL Glucose oxidase (Sigma-Aldrich (St. Louis, Mo.) G2133) and 0.02 U/mL SUPERase In RNase Inhibitor (Invitrogen (Carlsbad, Calif.) AM2694)) and samples were imaged as described below. After imaging, anti-bleaching buffer was washed first with 5×SSCT and then with 1× DNase I buffer (Roche 4716728001) in nuclease free water. Probes and HCR hairpins were then digested by 3 hours of incubation with DNase I solution (2 U/μl of the enzyme in 1× buffer) at 37° C. for 3 hours. Subsequently, the samples were washed three times with pre-warmed 30% wash buffer at 37° C. (first two washes for 5 min each and the third wash for 15 min). Another round of hybridization and HCR was then performed as described above.

Imaging

Cell culture samples were imaged on a Nikon Eclipse Ti inverted fluorescence microscope with a Zyla 4.2 scientific Complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (sCMOS) camera (Andor, Belfast, Northern Ireland). A 60× oil objective (1.4 NA) were used and 20 z-stacks were acquired with 0.5 micron spacing between them for each position. Positions were chosen solely based on DAPI channel to avoid bias. Imaging settings, including the exposure times, were kept the same for all the experiments involving cultured cells. Tissue sections were imaged either, using ZEN 2.3 (blue edition), on a Zeiss (Oberkochen, Germany) LSM800 confocal microscope with a 40× (Zeiss 1.2 NA), water immersion objective (FIGS. 5B-5E), or, using MetaMorph, on a Nikon (Tokyo, Japan) Eclipse Ti inverted microscope, equipped with a Yokogawa CSU-W spinning disc unit (Andor) and an EMCCD camera (Andor iXon Ultra), using a 40× (Nikon 1.3 NA) oil objective (FIGS. 6A-6D and 22A-22D) or a 60× (Nikon 1.4 NA) oil objective (FIGS. 5F-5H). The same imaging setting was used for related samples to facilitate comparison between images.

Image Analysis

Images were processed and analyzed using MATLAB and Fiji, mainly by custom scripts. For cell culture experiments, maximum intensity projection of the raw images was used in all analyses.

Segmentation.

Segmentation of nuclei and dots was done automatically in MATLAB by filtering and thresholding of the images. However, the results were manually inspected to ensure accuracy. Segmentation of nuclei was done based on either CFP (FIGS. 1A-1G, 2A-2D, 3A-3D, 5A-5H, and their related figures) or DAPI (FIGS. 4A-4F, 6A-6D, 14, and 15-18) channel. When relevant to the analysis (e.g. for efficiency calculations) incorrectly segmented nuclei were manually identified and removed from the analysis. Active site dots were considered to belong to a cell if their center overlapped with the nuclear segmentation of that cell.

Intensity measurement.

An estimate of dot intensity, used for FIGS. 4E, 5G-5H, 8, 23-25, and 15-19 was obtained by integration of pixel intensities over each dot's segment. A more precise measure of dot intensity was used for FIGS. 3D and 13, which was based on fitting a 2D Gaussian to each dot's filtered pixel intensity values and calculating the volume under the surface of the Gaussian.

Colocalization.

Colocalization of dots was identified based on close proximity (less than 4 pixels) of the center of segmented dots in two or more channels.

Classification.

For single nucleotide detection, where four probes compete for the same target site (FIGS. 3D and 13), to assign a nucleotide to each dot, the natural log of intensity values for that dot in each channel were normalized linearly between 0 and 1, using the intensity values from all the dots detected in that channel across the experiment. The nucleotide associated with the channel that had the highest normalized intensity was then assigned to the dot. Calling the base edits (FIGS. 4A-4H and their related figures) as well as A and G classification in vivo (FIGS. 5G-5H and 19), was done by clustering natural log of intensity values in two groups using k-means clustering with cosine distance metric (kmeans function, MATLAB).

Registration.

Images of HEK293T cells transduced by the combinatorial viral library were registered initially based on CFP channel, using normalized cross-correlation method. A more refined registration was then achieved, using imregtform function in MATLAB, based on dots corresponding to different variant positions, regardless of their fluorescent channel, and using the CFP registration as the initial transformation.

Statistical Analysis

All experiments were performed in multiple distinct replicates, as indicated in the text and figure legends. Mutual information calculations in FIG. 9 were performed as previously described, by analyzing pairwise co-localization of barcodes in 564 cells across three replicates. Briefly, normalized mutual information (or uncertainty coefficient), U, between two barcodes, x and y, is defined as

${{U\left( {x❘y} \right)} = \frac{{H(x)} - {H\left( {x❘y} \right)}}{H(x)}},$ where H is the entropy calculated by the formula H=−Σ_(i=) ^(I) p_(i) ln(p_(i)).

Example 1 Phage RNA Polymerases can Transcribe Synthetic DNA Barcodes in Fixed Cells

This example demonstrates transcription of synthetic DNA barcodes by phage RNA polymerases in fixed cells.

To develop a method for specifically amplifying and detecting barcodes integrated in the genome (FIG. 1A), a construct, labeled Z1 (FIG. 1B), containing a 900 bp barcode sequence downstream of tandem SP6, T7, and T3 phage promoters, along with an H2B-Cerulean fluorescent protein under the control of the constitutive mammalian CAG promoter for imaging of cell nuclei was designed. Z1 site was integrated specifically at the ROSA26 locus in mouse embryonic stem (mES) cells. A similar cell line was also made with a control construct that lacks the phage promoters (FIG. 1B).

To detect the barcode, polyclonal populations of cells were grown, fixed, added with the phage RNA polymerases in each, and performed HCR with a set of split initiator probes to detect RNA transcripts (see Methods for details). Fluorescence imaging revealed two types of dots: bright fluorescent dots within cell nuclei and more numerous, but considerably dimmer, diffraction-limited dots scattered throughout the nucleus and cytoplasm (FIG. 1C). Neither type of dot was observed when either the phage promoters or polymerase were omitted (FIG. 1C). Parental cells lacking a barcode exhibited no dots when cultured alone but showed some overlapping dimmer dots when co-cultured with engineered cells (FIGS. 7A-7D). These results indicate that the bright dots reflect phage polymerase-dependent transcription at the integration site, whereas the dimmer dots reflect individual transcripts that can diffuse away from the cell in which they were produced. Together, this barcode design and analysis protocol enable in situ expression and detection of genomically integrated barcodes at integration sites.

Next, to quantify the efficiency of detection, a monoclonal line with exactly one integration per diploid genome, termed mES-Z1, was selected. Within the clone, 1 or 2 bright dots were consistently detected in the majority of cells, likely due to cell cycle phase variation at the time of fixing, with a small fraction of cells missing any bright dots (FIGS. 1D and 8). While the transcription active sites were detected efficiently with all three phage RNA polymerases, the average detection efficiencies of T3 (88%) and T7 (85%) were higher than that of SP6 (75%) (FIG. 1D). Variations in efficiencies may reflect the relative positions of the promoters in the construct, relative amounts of active enzymes, as well as intrinsic differences between the polymerases.

A lack of barcode detection could result if certain cells were impermeable to polymerases or otherwise do not permit in situ transcription. Alternatively, it could reflect intrinsic stochasticity in the polymerization reaction. To distinguish these possibilities, a second line containing a single integration of a construct termed Z3, in which three barcodes were each controlled by a separate set of phage promoters and can be detected using distinct fluorescence channels was engineered (FIG. 1E). If non-detection was a property of the individual cells, it was expected to predominantly detect either all three barcodes or no barcodes (strong correlation). By contrast, in a stochastic transcription model, it was expected that detection of one barcode would not affect the probability of detecting another barcode (weak correlation).

Analysis of active site co-localization in 564 cells revealed no significant correlation or pairwise mutual information between any pair of barcodes (chi-squared test, p-values 0.7970, 0.1917, and 0.1256 for the three pairs; FIG. 9). The chance of detecting each barcode in a cell was independent of detection of the other barcodes (FIG. 1F). Consistent with this observation, the fraction of cells with no detected active sites declined exponentially with the number of barcodes analyzed in the same cell at the rate expected from the single barcode detection frequencies (FIG. 1G). Together, these data suggest that detection was a stochastic event that occurred independently at each barcode. Therefore, although a fraction of barcodes failed to produce detectable signal, the false negative rate per cell can be reduced by increasing the barcode copy number. This property is valuable in the study of rare cell types, where capturing information from majority of cells is essential.

Altogether, these data indicate that phage RNA polymerases can transcribe synthetic DNA barcodes in fixed cells.

Example 2 Zombie Enables Reliable In Situ Detection of 20 bp DNA Barcodes

This example demonstrates reliable detection of short DNA barcodes using the Zombie method and system described herein.

Barcode transcription produces multiple RNA molecules from the same template in close proximity, which effectively amplifies the barcode target and could facilitate robust detection of short barcodes. To test this, fixed mES-Z1 cells after the in vitro transcription step were hybridized with three orthogonal 20 bp probes targeting regions downstream of the phage promoters (FIG. 2A). The binding of these probes, by both smFISH and HCR were then analyzed. In both analyses, easily detectable transcription active sites were observed in all three channels (FIGS. 2B and 10). For all three phage RNA polymerases, the active sites could be detected in a large fraction of cells (FIG. 2C), and most dots were redundantly detected in multiple channels (FIG. 2D).

RNA transcription sites contain multiple RNA molecules transcribed from the same template in close proximity, potentially reducing the number of probes required for detectable signal (FIG. 2A). To test this, fixed mES-Z1 cells after the in vitro transcription step were hybridized with 20 bp probes targeting regions downstream of the phage promoters. Three different probes each with a distinct (orthogonal) HCR initiator were designed, allowing simultaneous detection of each probe in a different fluorescent channel. Following HCR amplification, bright, easily detectable dots were observed at the transcription active sites in all three channels (FIG. 2E). Despite some differences in their efficiency, all three phage RNA polymerases showed high barcode detection rates ranging from 65 to 84 percent of cells (FIG. 2G). Because the monoclonal Z1 cell line contains one construct per diploid genome, one or two active sites per cell were expected to be observed, and cells without apparent active sites thereby represented false negative detection events. Analysis revealed that most dots were detected in multiple channels, suggesting that detection was reliable (FIG. 2H). Furthermore, HCR amplification was not necessary for in situ detection of short (20 bp) barcodes. The procedure was repeated but included only one of the two hairpins required for HCR amplification. This hairpin can bind to the initiator of the corresponding probes and generate a fluorescent signal, but cannot initiate a chain reaction. Nevertheless, individual transcription active sites were observed as distinct dots (FIG. 2F) and the detection was at rates similar to those obtained with HCR amplification (FIG. 2G; exact Wilcoxon rank sum test, p>0.5). However, co-localization of the detected active sites in three fluorescent channels was reduced in the absence of HCR amplification (FIG. 2H). Thus, HCR amplification increased detection reliability, but was not strictly necessary for analysis.

These results show that barcodes as short as 20 bp can be efficiently and reliably detected in situ.

Example 3 Zombie Enables In Situ Detection of Single Nucleotide Mismatches

This example demonstrates in situ detection of single nucleotide mismatches using the Zombie method and system disclosed herein.

Discrimination of small sequence differences could facilitate imaging-based barcoding applications. While structured and toehold probes can be used to detect single nucleotide variations by leveraging base pairing within the probe, traditional probes can bind to target sequences even when they contain a single nucleotide mismatch (FIG. 11). it was expected that simultaneously competing multiple probes, each containing a distinct nucleotide at a single site, for binding to the many transcripts present in an active site could lead to preferential binding of exact match probes over mismatch probes, and thereby enable nucleotide identification (FIG. 3A).

To test this idea, mES-Z1 cells, performed in vitro transcription were fixed with T7 RNA polymerase, and targeted a 20 bp region of the Z1 barcode with four probes, each containing a distinct nucleotide at a single position, and each detectable with orthogonal HCR initiators in different fluorescence channels (FIG. 3B). To control for systematic differences among fluorescent dyes, each analysis was performed with four different fluorescence channel permutations (FIGS. 3C and 12, columns) and quantified the relative fluorescence intensities of each channel for each active site. This analysis was performed four times, once for each possible nucleotide at the variable position (FIGS. 3C-3D and 12).

When targeting A, C, or G, a strong preference for the correct target nucleotide (FIG. 3D) across different color-HCR initiator permutations was observed, ranging between 92 to 96% for A, 79 to 93% for C, and 93 to 99% for G (percentages indicate the fraction of fluorescent dots that were ‘called’ correctly by the algorithm). Without being bound by any particular theory, it was believed that some inaccurate calls can be explained by non-specific background HCR amplification in a region that overlaps with the cell nuclei but was not a true active site. However, when targeting U, in addition to the matched A probes, detectable signal was also observed from the mismatched G probes (FIG. 12), consistent with wobble base pairing between U and G. Nevertheless, the base calling algorithm detected the correct match probe in three out of four permutations tested, with 90%, 97%, and 85% accuracy (FIG. 3D).

To investigate the dependence of single nucleotide variant (SNV) discrimination on the position of variant nucleotide within the probe, a similar analysis was performed with SNVs in positions 1 through 7 of the probes (FIG. 13). Positions 2 through 7 provided accurate SNV discrimination. Further, this analysis provided additional examples of accurate discrimination when U was the target (FIG. 13, position 6).

These results indicate that probe competition can enable accurate in situ identification of SNVs.

Example 4 Zombie Reads Out In Vivo Barcode Base Edits

This example demonstrates that the Zombie method and system disclosed herein are capable of reading out in vivo barcode base edits.

CRISPR base editors have recently emerged as powerful tools for precise and predictable genome editing. They can target and edit genomic DNA with single base pair resolution in a multiplexable manner. Heritable somatic mutations created by base editors could enable subsequent reconstruction of cell lineage and event histories. The ability to read out base edits by imaging, rather than sequencing, can enable lineage and event history recording approaches that preserve spatial information, operate in individual cells, and allow accurate recovery of sequence information from a high fraction of cells. As demonstrated herein, the Zombie method and system disclosed herein allow in situ detection of single nucleotide mismatches, this example shows that the Zombie method and system disclosed herein can be combined with base editors to read out single base pair changes in a synthetic memory unit.

A set of 12 memory units (FIG. 4B, left panel) that can each be edited by Adenine Base Editor (ABE) together with a unique gRNA was engineered. These units also incorporated phage promoters to enable readout. These 12 memory units were concatenated into a single ˜500 bp cassette and inserted into a lentivirus, and the viruses were integrated into the genome of HEK293 cells to create the ZMEM cell line (FIG. 4A). Plasmids expressing ABE, a gRNA targeting one recording site, and a GFP transfection reporter were transiently co-transfected into Z-MEM cells, and the cells were cultured for five days. To analyze editing, cells were fixed, added with T3 polymerase to transcribe the barcodes, and analyzed for barcodes by HCR using competing probes with distinct HCR initiators, containing either a T or a C to probe the unedited A or edited G state, respectively. As a negative control, a second barcode that was not targeted by the gRNA was also probed. This procedure was then repeated, individually targeting each of the 12 units.

These experiments revealed that editing could be targeted to distinct memory units and read out with high fidelity. Individual memory units showed a binary response in imaging, appearing either in the A channel or in the G channel, but not both (left panel in FIGS. 4C-4E, and FIG. 14). Across ten memory units, the median edit rate was 12.7%. However, different units showed varying edit rates, ranging from 1.7% to 21.7% (The two remaining units each had one probe that failed to generate signal, and were not considered further). A broad range of edit rates, achieved here by using gRNAs with different efficiency to edit different memory units, has been shown to be advantageous for recording applications. Memory units that were not targeted by gRNA showed apparent edit rates close to 0 (FIG. 4F, left panel), consistent with both strong targeting specificity by ABE and accurate amplification and readout by Zombie. Together, these results show that Zombie can enable in situ readout of base edits in engineered memory elements.

31 bp barcodes that could be edited by the Adenine Base Editor (ABE) https://paperpile.com/c/kLgtra/XdWgp and a corresponding gRNA were engineered (FIG. 4A). These barcodes were concatenated into ˜500 bp arrays, and preceded by phage promoters. Using lentiviral vectors, multiple array copies were incorporated into the genome of HEK293T cells to create the Z-MEM cell lines (FIG. 4A). Plasmids expressing the ABE (ABE7.10), the gRNA, and a fluorescent co-transfection marker (e.g., GFP) were transiently co-transfected into Z-MEM cells, and cells were cultured for five days. To analyze editing, cells were fixed, added with T3 RNA polymerase, and detected for transcribed barcodes using competing probes with distinct HCR initiators for edited and unedited states. This analysis was performed pair-wise, on adjacent barcodes. As a negative control, the analysis on cells that did not receive ABE or gRNA was also performed.

A key parameter for recording is the edit rate, defined as the probability of an edit occurring at a given unedited target site per unit time. To estimate the relative edit rates of different barcodes, the percentage of dots that were edited for each barcode in each design was tabulated (FIG. 4F). These values varied widely across ten distinct design 1 barcodes, from 1.6% to 19.7% with a median of 12.9% (Probes for the two remaining units failed to generate signal and were not considered in the analysis). A broad range of edit rates, such as that observed here, has been shown to be advantageous in recording applications. Similarly, design 2 units were edited at rates ranging from 15.5% to 51.5% with a median 31.3%. By contrast, memory units that were not targeted showed apparent edit rates close to 0 (FIG. 4F), consistent with both strong targeting specificity by ABE and accurate amplification and readout by Zombie. In a separate experiment, it was observed that the edit rates measured by Zombie were similar to those measured by next generation sequencing for the same set of barcodes, further validating the accuracy of Zombie in situ readout (FIG. 18).

Two types of synthetic memory arrays were designed (FIG. 4B). Design 1 enables independent addressing of different barcodes by distinct gRNAs, facilitating multi-channel recording. By contrast, design 2 uses one gRNA to edit all 12 barcodes, allowing a single gRNA to generate greater sequence diversity. In both cases, editing should result in single base pair changes in corresponding barcodes.

In both designs, individual barcodes showed an approximately binary response in imaging, appearing in either the edited or unedited channel, but not both (FIG. 4C). Moreover, pairwise analysis of the adjacent barcodes verified independent addressing in design 1 and multiplexed addressing in design 2 (FIG. 4D). The signal intensity was quantified for each dot, in the edited and unedited channels, with or without co-transfection of ABE and gRNA (FIGS. 4E, 15, 16A-16B, and 17A-17B). Without ABE or gRNA most dots clustered in a single region (FIG. 4E, blue points). By contrast, when ABE and gRNA were both present a second cluster appeared, with a larger mean ratio of edited to unedited probe intensity (FIG. 4E, orange points), reflecting successful editing in a substantial fraction of cells (FIG. 4F). Similar behavior was observed with the other analyzed barcodes (FIGS. 16A-16B and 17A-17B). k-means clustering was then used to classify the active sites as edited or unedited, with bootstrap resampling allowing determination of confidence for each assignment (FIGS. 15, 16A-16B, and 17A-17B). In both designs, except for a small subpopulation (yellow dots in FIGS. 16A-16B and 17A-17B), active sites could be robustly classified based on their relative signal intensity.

Together, these results show that base editing can be targeted to distinct memory units and read out quantitatively in situ with high fidelity by Zombie.

Example 5 Zombie Identifies Compact Barcodes in Embryonic and Adult Tissues

This example demonstrates identification of compact barcodes in embryonic and adult animal tissues using the Zombie method and system disclosed herein.

Reconstructing lineage information in embryos, brains, and tumors requires the ability to discriminate among a set of distinct barcodes or barcode edits in complex spatially organized contexts. To test Zombie readout within tissues, a lentivirus, termed ZL1, containing probe target sequences downstream of phage promoters, along with a divergently oriented, constitutively expressed fluorescent protein reporter was engineered to enable identification of transduced cells (FIG. 5A). The lentivirus was first injected into the lumen of the developing chick neural tube at stage HH10, and embryos were analyzed 3 days later at stage HH27 (FIG. 5A, left). In a parallel study, Zombie readout was analyzed in adult mouse brain tissues, focusing on the olfactory bulb, which incorporates newly generated neurons in the adult stage. The ZL1 lentivirus was injected into the granular cell layer of the olfactory bulb and sacrificed the mice for analysis 3 days later (FIG. 5A, right). In both cases, robust, T7 polymerase-dependent in situ barcode transcription was observed within the transduced regions (FIG. 5B). Together, these results show that Zombie can be used to detect viral barcodes in embryonic and adult tissues.

The ability to discriminate single base pair mismatches in the same chick and mouse contexts was tested next. Tissues with an equimolar mixture of perfect match and single base mismatch probes, along with a third reference probe targeting a distinct downstream region, each in a distinct color channel were tested (FIG. 5C). As a control, color channels were also swapped for the match and mismatch probes. Match probes strongly outcompeted mismatch probes, regardless of the color channel, in both organisms (FIGS. 5D-5E). Further, matching probes co-localized with reference probes, indicating that match-mismatch probe competition does not hinder detection efficiency (FIGS. 5D-5E). Taken together, these results demonstrate that Zombie can discriminate between single base pair mismatches in chick embryos and adult mouse brains.

Many in vivo barcoding and recording applications require simultaneous analysis of multiple barcode variants. To assess this capability, three pairs of distinctly barcoded lentiviruses were designed. Each virus contained two distinct 20 bp barcodes, each containing an A or a G at a designated variable position. These viruses were designed such that the identity of the variable base in one barcode matched that of the other barcode in the same virus (FIG. 5F). With this design, two barcodes on the same virus should appear strongly correlated in the variable base, while barcodes on different viruses should vary independently. A and G were selected to mimic possible base editing outcomes (FIG. 4A).

Mouse olfactory bulbs were co-injected with a mix of these three viral pairs. 12 days later, Zombie was used with three consecutive rounds of hybridization and imaging to read out all pairs of viral barcodes. Single nucleotide differences between barcodes were readily identifiable based on the relative signal intensity of competing probes (FIGS. 5G and 19). Further, as expected, a strong correlation between the state of two barcodes appearing on the same virus was observed, at each Zombie active site (FIGS. 5G-5H). Overall, 92% of sites were classified correctly as either A or G for both barcodes (FIG. 5H). Some of the remaining sites, classified as A for one barcode and G for another, might be explained by integration of both members of a lentivirus pair at sites too close to be spatially resolved (FIGS. 20A-20D). Together, these results indicate that Zombie permits multiplexed barcode readout with single base discrimination in brain tissue.

Combinatorial barcode libraries (FIG. 6A) can provide an exponentially increasing number of distinct barcodes with only a linear increase in the number of hybridization and imaging cycles needed to read them out. The ability to detect short (20 bp) DNA barcodes in situ should facilitate construction and delivery of such libraries. As a proof of principle, a lentiviral library containing 81 distinct combinations of 12 barcode sequences was constructed, each 20 bp long (FIG. 6A). HEK293T cells were transduced with this library and read out the library in 3 rounds of hybridization and imaging, each one probing 4 out of 12 barcodes with orthogonal color channels (FIG. 21). In this analysis, barcode combinations were detected at frequencies consistent with those measured by next generation sequencing (FIG. 6B), corroborating the accuracy of in situ readout.

In a parallel, in vivo study, the combinatorial library was injected into the lumen of the developing neural tube at stage HH11 chick embryos. Three days later (stage HH27), the embryos were frozen, performed with the Zombie procedure, and analyzed in three rounds of hybridization, as with the HEK293T cells (FIG. 6C). Cells with distinct combinations of barcodes were detected in both neural tube and retina of chick embryos (FIG. 6D). In many instances, cells labeled with the same barcode combination were observed close to each other and organized in a way that suggests clonal relationship (FIG. 6D, middle panel, clone 13). In other cases, despite relatively sparse labeling, cells with different barcode combinations were intermixed, indicating the necessity for high barcode diversity in establishing clonal relationships (FIG. 6D, left panel, clones 13, 16, and 11). These results demonstrate how Zombie can facilitate the use of combinatorial barcode libraries with imaging readout both in vitro and in vivo.

Finally, an ideal barcode readout system would be compatible with analysis of endogenous gene expression. To test this, gene expression was analyzed alongside barcode detection in the olfactory bulb of mice injected with the paired viruses (FIG. 5F). Using HCR, it was confirmed that Tbx21 (expressed by projection neurons) and Tyrosine hydroxylase (Th; expressed by periglomerular cells) could be detected alongside barcodes, in the mitral and glomerular layers, respectively, as expected (FIGS. 22A-22D).

This analysis demonstrates the suitability of Zombie for barcoding and recording applications that require readout of endogenous gene expression as well as barcodes in tissue samples.

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In at least some of the previously described embodiments, one or more elements used in an embodiment can interchangeably be used in another embodiment unless such a replacement is not technically feasible. It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that various other omissions, additions and modifications may be made to the methods and structures described above without departing from the scope of the claimed subject matter. All such modifications and changes are intended to fall within the scope of the subject matter, as defined by the appended claims.

With respect to the use of substantially any plural and/or singular terms herein, those having skill in the art can translate from the plural to the singular and/or from the singular to the plural as is appropriate to the context and/or application. The various singular/plural permutations may be expressly set forth herein for sake of clarity. As used in this specification and the appended claims, the singular forms “a,” “an,” and “the” include plural references unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. Any reference to “or” herein is intended to encompass “and/or” unless otherwise stated.

It will be understood by those within the art that, in general, terms used herein, and especially in the appended claims (e.g., bodies of the appended claims) are generally intended as “open” terms (e.g., the term “including” should be interpreted as “including but not limited to,” the term “having” should be interpreted as “having at least,” the term “includes” should be interpreted as “includes but is not limited to,” etc.). It will be further understood by those within the art that if a specific number of an introduced claim recitation is intended, such an intent will be explicitly recited in the claim, and in the absence of such recitation no such intent is present. For example, as an aid to understanding, the following appended claims may contain usage of the introductory phrases “at least one” and “one or more” to introduce claim recitations. However, the use of such phrases should not be construed to imply that the introduction of a claim recitation by the indefinite articles “a” or “an” limits any particular claim containing such introduced claim recitation to embodiments containing only one such recitation, even when the same claim includes the introductory phrases “one or more” or “at least one” and indefinite articles such as “a” or “an” (e.g., “a” and/or “an” should be interpreted to mean “at least one” or “one or more”); the same holds true for the use of definite articles used to introduce claim recitations. In addition, even if a specific number of an introduced claim recitation is explicitly recited, those skilled in the art will recognize that such recitation should be interpreted to mean at least the recited number (e.g., the bare recitation of “two recitations,” without other modifiers, means at least two recitations, or two or more recitations). Furthermore, in those instances where a convention analogous to “at least one of A, B, and C, etc.” is used, in general such a construction is intended in the sense one having skill in the art would understand the convention (e.g., “a system having at least one of A, B, and C” would include but not be limited to systems that have A alone, B alone, C alone, A and B together, A and C together, B and C together, and/or A, B, and C together, etc.). In those instances where a convention analogous to “at least one of A, B, or C, etc.” is used, in general such a construction is intended in the sense one having skill in the art would understand the convention (e.g., “a system having at least one of A, B, or C” would include but not be limited to systems that have A alone, B alone, C alone, A and B together, A and C together, B and C together, and/or A, B, and C together, etc.). It will be further understood by those within the art that virtually any disjunctive word and/or phrase presenting two or more alternative terms, whether in the description, claims, or drawings, should be understood to contemplate the possibilities of including one of the terms, either of the terms, or both terms. For example, the phrase “A or B” will be understood to include the possibilities of “A” or “B” or “A and B.”

In addition, where features or aspects of the disclosure are described in terms of Markush groups, those skilled in the art will recognize that the disclosure is also thereby described in terms of any individual member or subgroup of members of the Markush group.

As will be understood by one skilled in the art, for any and all purposes, such as in terms of providing a written description, all ranges disclosed herein also encompass any and all possible sub-ranges and combinations of sub-ranges thereof. Any listed range can be easily recognized as sufficiently describing and enabling the same range being broken down into at least equal halves, thirds, quarters, fifths, tenths, etc. As a non-limiting example, each range discussed herein can be readily broken down into a lower third, middle third and upper third, etc. As will also be understood by one skilled in the art all language such as “up to,” “at least,” “greater than,” “less than,” and the like include the number recited and refer to ranges which can be subsequently broken down into sub-ranges as discussed above. Finally, as will be understood by one skilled in the art, a range includes each individual member. Thus, for example, a group having 1-3 articles refers to groups having 1, 2, or 3 articles. Similarly, a group having 1-5 articles refers to groups having 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 articles, and so forth.

While various aspects and embodiments have been disclosed herein, other aspects and embodiments will be apparent to those skilled in the art. The various aspects and embodiments disclosed herein are for purposes of illustration and are not intended to be limiting, with the true scope and spirit being indicated by the following claims. 

What is claimed is:
 1. A method of determining barcode sequences in situ, comprising: providing a plurality of cells each comprising a barcode polynucleotide with a barcode sequence; fixing the plurality of cells using a fixative to generate a plurality of fixed cells; generating a plurality of barcode molecules comprising the barcode sequence of the barcode polynucleotide in each of the plurality of fixed cells; contacting the plurality of fixed cells with a plurality of detection probes each comprising a barcode binding sequence and an initiator sequence, thereby each of the plurality of barcode molecules comprising the barcode sequence of the barcode polynucleotide in the fixed cell hybridizes to a detection probe, of the plurality of detection probes, comprising the barcode binding sequence reverse complementary to the barcode sequence, or a portion thereof; contacting the plurality of fixed cells with pairs of amplifier probes, wherein the amplifier probes of each pair of the pairs of amplifier probes comprise an identical fluorophore, thereby a first amplifier probe of a pair of amplifier probes of the pairs of amplifier probes hybridizes to (i) the initiator sequence of a detection probe of the plurality of detection probes hybridized to a barcode molecule in a fixed cell of the plurality of fixed cells and (ii) a second amplifier probe of the pair of amplifier probes; detecting the fluorophore, or fluorescence thereof, of the pair of amplifier probes with the first amplifier probe hybridized to the detection probe hybridized to the barcode molecules in each of the plurality of fixed cells using fluorescence imaging; and determining the barcode sequence in each of the plurality of fixed cells using the fluorophore detected, wherein the fluorophore detected indicates the barcode sequence of the barcode polynucleotide in the one or more fixed cells.
 2. A method of determining barcode sequences in situ, comprising: providing a plurality of cells each comprising a barcode polynucleotide with a barcode sequence; fixing the plurality of cells using a fixative to generate a plurality of fixed cells; generating a plurality of barcode molecules comprising the barcode sequence of the barcode polynucleotide in each of the plurality of fixed cells by transcribing the barcode polynucleotide; contacting the plurality of fixed cells with a plurality of detection probes each comprising a barcode binding sequence and a fluorophore, thereby each of the plurality of barcode molecules comprising the barcode sequence of the barcode oligonucleotide in the fixed cell hybridizes to a detection probe, of the plurality of detection probes, comprising the barcode binding sequence reverse complementary to the barcode sequence of the barcode polynucleotide; detecting the fluorophore, or fluorescence thereof, of the detection probe hybridized to the barcode molecules in each of the plurality of fixed cells using in situ fluorescence imaging; and determining the barcode sequence in each of the plurality of fixed cells using the fluorophore detected, wherein the fluorophore detected indicates the barcode sequence of the barcode polynucleotide in the one or more fixed cells.
 3. A method of determining barcode sequences in situ, comprising: providing a plurality of cells each comprising a barcode polynucleotide with a barcode sequence; fixing cells of the plurality of cells using a fixative to obtain a plurality of fixed cells; generating, for each of one or more fixed cells of the plurality of fixed cells, a plurality of barcode molecules comprising the barcode sequence of the barcode polynucleotide in the fixed cell by transcribing the barcode polynucleotide; contacting each of the one or more fixed cells with a plurality of detection probes each comprising a barcode binding sequence, thereby (i) one, at least one, or each of the plurality of barcode molecules comprising the barcode sequence of the oligonucleotide in the fixed cell hybridizes to a detection probe of the plurality of detection probes comprising the barcode binding sequence reverse complementary to the barcode sequence, or a portion thereof, and (ii) the detection probe is associated with a fluorophore; and detecting the fluorophore, or fluorescence thereof, associated with the detection probe hybridized to the one, at least one, or each barcode molecule in each of the one or more fixed cells using in situ fluorescence imaging, wherein the fluorophore, associated with the detection probe hybridized to the barcode molecule comprising the barcode sequence of the barcode polynucleotide in the fixed cell, detected indicates the barcode sequence of the barcode polynucleotide in the fixed cell.
 4. The method of claim 3, wherein contacting each of the one or more fixed cells with the plurality of detection probes comprises: contacting each of the one or more fixed cells with the plurality of detection probes each comprising the barcode binding sequence and an initiator sequence, thereby one, at least one, or each of the plurality of barcode molecules comprising the barcode sequence of the oligonucleotide in the fixed cell hybridizes to a detection probe of the plurality of detection probes comprising the barcode binding sequence reverse complementary to the barcode sequence, or a portion thereof; and contacting each of the one or more fixed cells with pairs of amplifier probes, wherein the amplifier probes of each pair of amplifier probes comprise an identical fluorophore, thereby a first amplifier probe of a pair of amplifier probes hybridizes to (i) the initiator sequence of a detection probe of the plurality of detection probes hybridized to a barcode molecule in the fixed cell and (ii) a second amplifier probe of the pair of amplifier probes.
 5. The method of claim 4, wherein (1) a first amplifier probe of the pair of amplifier probes comprises: (1a) a first amplifier probe subsequence of the first amplifier probe reverse complementary to a first subsequence of the initiator sequence of the detection probe of the plurality of detection probes, (1b) a second amplifier probe subsequence of the first amplifier probe reverse complementary to a second subsequence of the initiator sequence, (1c) a third amplifier probe subsequence of the first amplifier probe, and (1d) a fourth amplifier probe subsequence of the first amplifier probe comprising the second subsequence of the initiator sequence, and wherein (2) a second amplifier probe of the pair of amplifier probes comprises: (2a) a first amplifier probe subsequence of the second amplifier probe comprising a reverse complementary sequence of the third amplifier probe subsequence of the first amplifier probe, (2b) a second amplifier probe subsequence of the second amplifier probe comprising the second amplifier probe subsequence of the first amplifier probe, (2c) a third amplifier probe subsequence of the second amplifier probe comprising the first subsequence of the initiator sequence, and (2d) a fourth amplifier probe subsequence of the second amplifier probe comprising the second subsequence of the initiator sequence.
 6. The method of claim 4, wherein said detecting comprises detecting the fluorophore of the first amplifier probe hybridized to the initiator sequence of the detection probe hybridized to the barcode molecule in the fixed cell and the fluorophore of the second amplifier probe of the pair of amplifier probes comprising the first amplifier probe.
 7. The method of claim 3, wherein the contacting each of the one or more fixed cells with the plurality of detection probes comprises: contacting each of the one or more fixed cells with the plurality of detection probes each comprising the barcode binding sequence and an initiator sequence, thereby one, at least one, or each of the plurality of barcode molecules comprising the barcode sequence of the oligonucleotide in the fixed cell hybridizes to a detection probe of the plurality of detection probes comprising the barcode binding sequence reverse complementary to the barcode sequence, or a portion thereof; and contacting each of the one or more fixed cells with a plurality of first amplifier probes each comprising a different fluorophore, thereby a first amplifier probe of the plurality of first amplifier probes hybridizes to the initiator sequence of a detection probe of the plurality of detection probes hybridized to a barcode molecule in the fixed cell.
 8. The method of claim 7, wherein two, or different, first amplifier probes of the plurality of first amplifier probes comprise different fluorophores.
 9. The method of claim 7, wherein said detecting comprises detecting the fluorophore of the first amplifier probe hybridized to the initiator sequence of the detection probe hybridized to the barcode molecule in the fixed cell.
 10. The method of claim 3, wherein the contacting each of the one or more fixed cells with the plurality of detection probes comprises: contacting each of the one or more fixed cells with the plurality of detection probes each comprising the barcode binding sequence and a fluorophore, thereby one, at least one, or each of the plurality of barcode molecules comprising the barcode sequence of the oligonucleotide in the fixed cell hybridizes to a detection probe of the plurality of detection probes comprising the barcode binding sequence reverse complementary to the barcode sequence, or a portion thereof, and the fluorophore.
 11. The method of claim 10, wherein said detecting comprises detecting the fluorophore of the detection probe hybridized to the barcode molecule in the fixed cell.
 12. The method of claim 3, wherein a genome of one, at least one, or each cell of the plurality of cell comprises the barcode polynucleotide with the barcode sequence.
 13. The method of claim 3, wherein the barcode polynucleotide comprises at least one promoter upstream of the barcode sequence.
 14. The method of claim 3, wherein the barcode polynucleotide of one, at least one, or each of the plurality of cells comprises two or more barcode sequences.
 15. The method of claim 13, wherein the polynucleotide comprises a constitutively active promoter upstream of a marker gene, wherein the at least one promoter and the constitutively active promoter have divergent orientations.
 16. The method of claim 3, wherein the fixative comprises a non-cross-linking fixative, a precipitating fixative, a denaturing fixative or a combination thereof.
 17. The method of claim 3, comprising: fixing fixed cells of the plurality of fixed cells using a second fixative to obtain a plurality of second fixed cells, wherein contacting each of the one or more fixed cells comprises: contacting each of the one or more second fixed cells with a plurality of detection probes each comprising a barcode binding sequence, thereby (i) one, at least one, or each of the plurality of barcode molecules comprising the barcode sequence of the oligonucleotide in the second fixed cell hybridizes to a detection probe of the plurality of detection probes comprising the barcode binding sequence reverse complementary to the barcode sequence, or a portion thereof, and (ii) the detection probe is associated with a fluorophore, wherein detecting the fluorophore, or fluorescence thereof comprises: detecting the fluorophore, or fluorescence thereof, associated with the detection probe hybridized to the one, at least one, or each barcode molecule in each of the one or more second fixed cells using fluorescence imaging, and wherein the fluorophore, associated with the detection probe hybridized to the barcode molecule comprising the barcode sequence of the barcode polynucleotide in the second fixed cell, detected indicates the barcode sequence of the barcode polynucleotide in the second fixed cell, optionally wherein the second fixative comprises a cross-linking fixative.
 18. The method of claim 3, wherein one, at least one, or each of the plurality of cells comprises no barcode molecule.
 19. The method of claim 3, wherein the contacting each of the one or more fixed cells with the plurality of detection probes comprises: contacting each of the one or more fixed cells with detection probe molecules of each of the plurality of detection probes, thereby (i) one, at least one, or each of the plurality of barcode molecules comprising the barcode sequence of the oligonucleotide in the fixed cell hybridizes to a detection probe molecule of the detection probe of the plurality of detection probes comprising the barcode binding sequence reverse complementary to the barcode sequence, or a portion thereof, and (ii) the detection probe molecule of the detection probe is associated with a fluorophore.
 20. The method of claim 3, comprising: determining the barcode sequence in each of the one or more fixed cells using the fluorophore, associated with the detection probe hybridized to the barcode molecule comprising the barcode sequence of the barcode polynucleotide in the fixed cell, detected, determining lineages of, and/or a clonal relationship between, two or more fixed cells of the plurality of fixed cells using the barcode sequence of the barcode polynucleotide in each of the two or more fixed cells, and/or determining a spatial relationship of two or more fixed cells of the plurality of fixed cells; and correlating the barcode sequences of the barcode polynucleotide in each of the two or more fixed cells with a spatial relationship of the two or more fixed cells.
 21. The method of claim 20, comprising: staining nuclei of the plurality of fixed cells; and identifying nuclei of the plurality of fixed cells based on the nuclei stained, wherein said detecting comprises: detecting the fluorescence of the fluorophore, associated with the detection probe hybridized to the barcode molecule comprising the barcode sequence of the barcode polynucleotide in the fixed cell, in the nucleus of the cell identified.
 22. The method of claim 3, comprising: base editing the barcode sequence of the barcode polynucleotide in one, at least one, or each of the plurality of cells.
 23. The method of claim 22, wherein said base editing comprises: base editing the barcode sequence of the barcode polynucleotide in one, at least one, or each of the plurality of cells at the one position that the possible barcode sequences from the set of possible barcode sequences are different, wherein said base editing comprises base editing the barcode sequence of the barcode polynucleotide in one, at least one, or each of the plurality of cells at one or more predetermined time points, and/or wherein said base editing comprises base editing the barcode sequence of the barcode polynucleotide in one, at least one, or each of the plurality of cells at an edit rate, optionally wherein the edit rate is predetermined, optionally wherein the edit rate is about 1% to about 100% edit per unit time, and optionally wherein the edit rate is about 1% to 100% edit per cell per cell division cycle.
 24. The method of claim 3, comprising: determining gene expression in one, at least one, or each of the plurality of cells, and/or correlating gene expressions of two or more fixed cells of the plurality of fixed cells with the lineages of, the clonal relationship between, and/or the spatial relationship of, the two or more fixed cells.
 25. The method of claim 3, wherein two, at least two, or each of the plurality of cells are cultured under different conditions, wherein each of the different conditions comprises a genetic perturbation, an environmental perturbation, or a combination thereof.
 26. The method of claim 1, wherein the generating the plurality of barcode molecules comprises transcribing the barcode polynucleotide in each of the plurality of fixed cells to generate the plurality of barcode molecules comprising the barcode sequence of the barcode polynucleotide using a phage RNA polymerase.
 27. The method of claim 2, wherein the transcribing the barcode polynucleotide comprises using a phage RNA polymerase.
 28. The method of claim 2, wherein the detecting the fluorophore, or fluorescence thereof, of the detection probe hybridized to the barcode molecules in each of the plurality of fixed cells does not comprise sequencing.
 29. The method of claim 3, wherein the transcribing the barcode polynucleotide comprises a phage RNA polymerase.
 30. The method of claim 3, wherein the detecting the fluorophore, or fluorescence thereof, associated with the detection probe hybridized to the one, at least one, or each barcode molecule in each of the one or more fixed cells does not comprise sequencing. 